əˈtroʊ noun Biochemistry.
a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates growth in humans.
Also called so·mat·o·troph·ic hor·mone 
[suh-mat-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik, soh-muh-tuh-, suh-mat-uh-, soh-muh-tuh-] , human growth hormone.
[suh-mat-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik, soh-muh-tuh-, suh-mat-uh-, soh-muh-tuh-] , human growth hormone.
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somatotrophin or somatotropin (ˌsəʊmətəʊˈtrəʊfɪn, ˌsəʊmətəʊˈtrəʊpɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| other names for growth hormone | |
| somatotropin or somatotropin | |
| —n | |
| somato'trophic or somatotropin | |
| —adj | |
| somato'tropic or somatotropin | |
| —adj | |
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somatotropin so·mat·o·tro·pin (sə-māt'ə-trō'pĭn, sō'mə-tə-) or so·mat·o·tro·phin (-trō'fĭn)
n.
A polypeptide hormone secreted by somotrophs that promotes growth of the body, especially by stimulating release of somatomedin, and that influences the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Also called growth hormone, human growth hormone, pituitary growth hormone, somatotropic hormone.
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| somatotropin (sə-māt'ə-trō'pĭn, sō'mə-tə-) Pronunciation Key
See growth hormone. |
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