somatostatin

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

/ səˌmæt əˈstæt n, ˌsoʊ mə tə- /

noun Biochemistry.

a polypeptide hormone, produced in the brain and pancreas, that inhibits secretion of somatotropin from the hypothalamus and inhibits insulin production by the pancreas.

Origin of somatostatin

First recorded in 1970–75; somato(tropin) + stat-, extracted from derivative nouns of Latin stāre “to stand, stand up, be standing” + -in noun suffix; see stand, -in²

Words nearby somatostatin

somatopsychic, somatopsychosis, somatosensory, somatosensory cortex, somatosexual, somatostatin, somatostatinoma, somatotherapy, somatotonia, somatotopagnosis, somatotopy

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British Dictionary definitions for somatostatin

somatostatin

/ (ˌsəʊmətəˈstætɪn) /

noun

a peptide hormone that prevents the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

Word Origin for somatostatin

C20: from somato- + -stat + -in

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Medical definitions for somatostatin

somatostatin

[ sō-măt′ə-stăt′n, sō′mə-tə- ]

n.

A tetradecapeptide capable of inhibiting the release of somatotropin by the pituitary gland.somatotropin release-inhibiting factor

Scientific definitions for somatostatin

somatostatin

[ sō-măt′ə-stăt′n, sō′mə-tə- ]

A polypeptide produced by the hypothalamus and the pancreas. Somatostatin produced by the hypothalamus acts as a neurohormone that inhibits the secretion of other hormones, especially growth hormone and thyrotropin. Somatostatin secreted by the pancreas acts as a hormone that inhibits the secretion of the other pancreatic hormones, insulin and glucagon, and reduces the activity of the digestive system.

单词	somatostatin
释义	somatostatin [ suh-mat-uh-stat-n, soh-muh-tuh- ] / səˌmæt əˈstæt n, ˌsoʊ mə tə- / noun Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced in the brain and pancreas, that inhibits secretion of somatotropin from the hypothalamus and inhibits insulin production by the pancreas. Origin of somatostatin First recorded in 1970–75; somato(tropin) + stat-, extracted from derivative nouns of Latin stāre “to stand, stand up, be standing” + -in noun suffix; see stand, -in² Words nearby somatostatin somatopsychic, somatopsychosis, somatosensory, somatosensory cortex, somatosexual, somatostatin, somatostatinoma, somatotherapy, somatotonia, somatotopagnosis, somatotopy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for somatostatin somatostatin / (ˌsəʊmətəˈstætɪn) / noun a peptide hormone that prevents the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland Word Origin for somatostatin C20: from somato- + -stat + -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 somatostatin somatostatin [ sō-măt′ə-stăt′n, sō′mə-tə- ] n. A tetradecapeptide capable of inhibiting the release of somatotropin by the pituitary gland.somatotropin release-inhibiting factor The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for somatostatin somatostatin [ sō-măt′ə-stăt′n, sō′mə-tə- ] A polypeptide produced by the hypothalamus and the pancreas. Somatostatin produced by the hypothalamus acts as a neurohormone that inhibits the secretion of other hormones, especially growth hormone and thyrotropin. Somatostatin secreted by the pancreas acts as a hormone that inhibits the secretion of the other pancreatic hormones, insulin and glucagon, and reduces the activity of the digestive system. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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