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au⋅ta⋅coid

  [aw-tuh-koid]
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–noun Physiology.
any physiologically active internal secretion, esp. one of uncertain classification, as histamine or prostaglandin.
Origin:
1910–15; aut- + Gk ák(os) remedy + -oid

Related forms:
au⋅ta⋅coi⋅dal, adjective
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au·ta·coid also au·to·coid   (ô'tə-koid')   
n.  An organic substance, such as a hormone, produced in one part of an organism and transported by the blood, lymph, or sap to another part of the organism where it exerts a physiologic effect on that part.

[aut(o)- + Greek akos, cure + -oid.]
au'ta·coi'dal (-koid'l) adj.
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Main Entry: au·ta·coid
Pronunciation: 'ot-&-"koid
Function: noun
: a physiologically active substance (as a serotonin, bradykinin, orangiotensin) produced by and acting within the body
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autacoid au·ta·coid or au·to·coid (ô'tə-koid')
n.
An organic substance, such as a hormone, produced in one part of an organism and transported by the blood or lymph to another part of the organism where it exerts a physiologic effect on that part.

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