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Noun: gastric juice  gas-trik joos
  1. Digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
    - gastric acid

Derived forms: gastric juices

Type of: digestive fluid, digestive juice

Encyclopedia: Gastric juice

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