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succus

Definitions of succus
  1. noun
    any of several liquids of the body
    synonyms: juice
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    types:
    cancer juice
    a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths
    digestive fluid, digestive juice
    secretions that aid digestion
    gastric acid, gastric juice
    digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
    pancreatic juice
    a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats
    bile, gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
    type of:
    bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance
    the liquid parts of the body
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