(n)a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine
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n. [ Cholecystis + Gr. te`mnein to cut. ] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as for the removal of a gallstone. [ 1913 Webster ]