somatotropin
[ suh-mat-uh-troh-pin, soh-muh-tuh- ]
/ səˌmæt əˈtroʊ pɪn, ˌsoʊ mə tə- /
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-] /səˈmæt əˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk, ˈsoʊ mə tə-, səˌmæt ə-, ˌsoʊ mə tə-/,
human growth hormone.
Words nearby somatotropin
Medical definitions for somatotrophic-hormone
somatotropin
[ sə-măt′ə-trō′pĭn, sō′mə-tə- ]
n.
growth hormone
Scientific definitions for somatotrophic-hormone
somatotropin
[ sə-măt′ə-trō′pĭn, sō′mə-tə- ]
See growth hormone.