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.

Origin of somatotropin

1940–45; somatotrop(hic) stimulating body growth (see somato-, trophic) + -in2

Words nearby somatotropin

somatotopagnosis, somatotopy, somatotroph, somatotrophin, somatotropic, somatotropin, somatotropin release-inhibiting factor, somatotropin-releasing factor, somatotype, somber, sombre

Medical definitions for somatotropin

somatotropin
[ sə-măt′ə-trō′pĭn, sō′mə-tə- ]

n.

growth hormone

Scientific definitions for somatotropin

somatotropin
[ sə-măt′ə-trō′pĭn, sō′mə-tə- ]

See growth hormone.