somatopause

so·ma·to·pause

(sō'mă-tō-pawz'), Decrease in growth hormone-insulinlike growth factor axis activities associated with aging.

so·ma·to·pause

(sō'mă-tō-pawz) Decrease in growth hormone-insulinlike growth factor axis activities associated with aging.

somatopause

PIT-000789 (sō-mă′tō-pawz) [Gr. soma, body, + pausis, cessation] The age-related decline in the secretion of growth hormone, typically noticeable after age 60. Treatments may include formal exercise programs or, in some instances, growth hormone replacement.