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hypocretin
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noun
hy·po·cre·tin
\ˌhī-pō-ˈkrē-tən\
Medical Definition of hypocretin
: orexin This chemical, called orexin by some scientists and hypocretin by others, is produced by a small pocket of neurons in the hypothalamus.—Laura Sanders, Science News, 24 Oct. 2009
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