somatomedin

[ suh-mat-uh-meed-n, soh-muh-tuh- ]

/ səˌmæt əˈmid n, ˌsoʊ mə tə- /

noun Biochemistry.

any of various liver hormones that enhance the activity of a variety of other hormones, as somatotropin.

Origin of somatomedin

1970–75; somato- or somato(tropin) + -med-, as in intermediary + -in²

Words nearby somatomedin

somatoform disorder, somatogenic, somatoliberin, somatology, somatomammotropin, somatomedin, somatopathic, somatopathy, somatoplasm, somatopleure, somatopsychic

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British Dictionary definitions for somatomedin

somatomedin

/ (ˌsəʊmətəˈmiːdɪn) /

noun

a protein hormone that promotes tissue growth under the influence of growth hormone

Word Origin for somatomedin

C20: from somato- + Latin medius middle + -in

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Medical definitions for somatomedin

somatomedin

[ sō-măt′ə-mēd′n, sō′mə-tə- ]

n.

A peptide synthesized in the liver, capable of stimulating certain anabolic processes in bone and cartilage, and whose secretion and biological activity are dependent on somatotropin.insulinlike growth factor

Scientific definitions for somatomedin

somatomedin

[ sō-măt′ə-mēd′n, sō′mə-tə- ]

Any of several peptides that are synthesized in the liver and other tissues and are capable of stimulating growth processes, especially in bone, cartilage, and muscle. Somatomedins are secreted and activated in response to growth hormone. Somatomedin levels rise progressively during childhood, peak at puberty, and then stabilize at lower levels in adulthood. Somatomedins influence calcium, phosphate, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism and have also been associated with the growth of certain cancers. Also called insulinlike growth factor

单词	somatomedin
释义	somatomedin [ suh-mat-uh-meed-n, soh-muh-tuh- ] / səˌmæt əˈmid n, ˌsoʊ mə tə- / noun Biochemistry. any of various liver hormones that enhance the activity of a variety of other hormones, as somatotropin. Origin of somatomedin 1970–75; somato- or somato(tropin) + -med-, as in intermediary + -in² Words nearby somatomedin somatoform disorder, somatogenic, somatoliberin, somatology, somatomammotropin, somatomedin, somatopathic, somatopathy, somatoplasm, somatopleure, somatopsychic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for somatomedin somatomedin / (ˌsəʊmətəˈmiːdɪn) / noun a protein hormone that promotes tissue growth under the influence of growth hormone Word Origin for somatomedin C20: from somato- + Latin medius middle + -in 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 somatomedin somatomedin [ sō-măt′ə-mēd′n, sō′mə-tə- ] n. A peptide synthesized in the liver, capable of stimulating certain anabolic processes in bone and cartilage, and whose secretion and biological activity are dependent on somatotropin.insulinlike growth factor The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for somatomedin somatomedin [ sō-măt′ə-mēd′n, sō′mə-tə- ] Any of several peptides that are synthesized in the liver and other tissues and are capable of stimulating growth processes, especially in bone, cartilage, and muscle. Somatomedins are secreted and activated in response to growth hormone. Somatomedin levels rise progressively during childhood, peak at puberty, and then stabilize at lower levels in adulthood. Somatomedins influence calcium, phosphate, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism and have also been associated with the growth of certain cancers. Also called insulinlike growth factor The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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