somatotropin
[ suh-mat-uh-troh-pin, soh-muh-tuh- ]
nounBiochemistry.
a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates growth in humans.
Origin of somatotropin
1- 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-], /səˈmæt əˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk, ˈsoʊ mə tə-, səˌmæt ə-, ˌsoʊ mə tə-/, human growth hormone.
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Scientific definitions for somatotropin
somatotropin
[ sə-măt′ə-trō′pĭn, sō′mə-tə- ]
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