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so⋅mat⋅o⋅tro⋅pin

  [suh-mat-uh-troh-pin, soh-muh-tuh-]
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–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.

Origin:
1940–45; somatotrop(hic) stimulating body growth (see somato-, trophic ) + -in 2
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growth hormone  
n.   Abbr. GH

  1. A polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that promotes growth of the body, especially by stimulating release of somatomedin, and that influences the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Also called human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin.

  2. Any of various natural or synthetic substances that regulate the growth of animals or plants, such as pituitary growth hormone in vertebrates and auxins in plants.

so·mat·o·tro·pin   (sə-māt'ə-trō'pĭn, sō'mə-tə-)   
n.  See growth hormone.

[somato- + -trop(ic) + -in.]
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Main Entry: so·ma·to·tro·pin
Pronunciation: -'trO-p&n
Variant: also so·ma·to·tro·phin /-f&n/
Function: noun
: GROWTH HORMONE
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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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