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gastrin
  • n  polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; when peptides and amino acids are present in the small intestine the secretion of gastric acid is stimulated
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gastritis
  • n  inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating
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gastroboletus
  • n  a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the basidium
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gastroboletus scabrosus
  • n  a dingy yellow brown fungus with a rough stalk that superficially resembles a bolete
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gastroboletus turbinatus
  • n  a fungus with a cap that can vary from red to dark brown; superficially resembles a bolete
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gastrocnemius
  • n  the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot
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gastrocnemius muscle
  • n  the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot
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gastrocolic omentum
  • n  part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
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gastrocybe lateritia
  • n  a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses
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