单词 | autacoid |
释义 | autacoid[ aw-tuh-koid ] / ˈɔ təˌkɔɪd / noun Physiology.any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification, as histamine or prostaglandin. Origin of autacoid1910–15; aut- + Greek ák(os) remedy + -oid OTHER WORDS FROM autacoidau·ta·coi·dal, adjectiveWords nearby autacoidAustro-Hungarian, Austronesia, Austronesian, Austro-Prussian War, aut-, autacoid, autarch, autarchy, autarky, aut Caesar, aut nihil, autecic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for autacoidautacoid / (ˈɔːtəˌkɔɪd) / nounphysiol any natural internal secretion, esp one that exerts an effect similar to a drug Word Origin for autacoidC20: from auto- + Greek akos cure + -oid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for autacoidautacoid n.An organic substance, such as a hormone, produced in one part of an organism and transported by the blood or lymph to another part of the organism where it exerts a physiologic effect on that part. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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