Medical Definition of Enteroendocrine cells

1. Cell's with granules that may be either argentaffinic or argyrophilic; the cell's, scattered throughout the digestive tract, are of several varieties and are believed to produce at least 20 different gastrointestinal hormones and neurotransmitters. Synonym: enterochromaffin cells, Kulchitsky cells. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enteroendocrine Cells

enterocoelic
enterocoelous
enterocoels
enterocolitic
enterocolitis
enterocolitises
enterocolostomy
enterocutaneous fistula
enterocyst
enterocystocele
enterocystoma
enterocyte
enterocytes
enterodynia
enteroendocrine
enteroendocrine cells (current term)
enteroenterostomy
enterogastric reflex
enterogastritis
enterogastrone
enterogastrones
enterogenous
enterogenous cysts
enterogenous methemoglobinaemia
enteroglucagon
enterograph
enterography
enterohaemorrhagic
enterohemorrhagic
enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

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