growth factor
noun
: a substance (such as a vitamin B12 or an interleukin) that promotes growth and especially cellular growth
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The researchers suggest salivary gland ionocytes probably regulate saliva pH and viscosity and secrete the growth factor that is crucial for salivary gland repair. 
Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 21 June 2022 The researchers cannot say for sure if the jumping genes are responsible for the absence of the growth factor genes. New York Times, 7 July 2022 While most treatments for wet AMD and DME target a pathway called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), not all patients respond to these treatments. Forbes, 5 July 2022 Conaghan investigates new drugs for arthritis, including a growth factor called sprifermin that appears to slow the loss of cartilage in some patients. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 The growth factor outperformed value today as all sectors were positive, less discretionary dragged down by Alibaba HK. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Vascular endothelial growth factor markers were also higher in these people, with some measures specific to people who experienced cognitive changes soon after being infected. ABC News, 4 Apr. 2022 Her first finding regarding osteocyte communication with other organs, reported in 2006, was that the cells make a growth factor called FGF23. Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2022 Peloton revenues remain a substantial growth factor While margins and profits have been a challenge, revenues have doubled or more than doubled year over year since 2018. Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 See More
Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 21 June 2022 The researchers cannot say for sure if the jumping genes are responsible for the absence of the growth factor genes. New York Times, 7 July 2022 While most treatments for wet AMD and DME target a pathway called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), not all patients respond to these treatments. Forbes, 5 July 2022 Conaghan investigates new drugs for arthritis, including a growth factor called sprifermin that appears to slow the loss of cartilage in some patients. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 The growth factor outperformed value today as all sectors were positive, less discretionary dragged down by Alibaba HK. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Vascular endothelial growth factor markers were also higher in these people, with some measures specific to people who experienced cognitive changes soon after being infected. ABC News, 4 Apr. 2022 Her first finding regarding osteocyte communication with other organs, reported in 2006, was that the cells make a growth factor called FGF23. Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2022 Peloton revenues remain a substantial growth factor While margins and profits have been a challenge, revenues have doubled or more than doubled year over year since 2018. Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
growth factor
noun
: a substance (as a vitamin B12 or an interleukin) that promotes growth and especially cellular growth