释义 |
au·ta·coid \ˈȯd.əˌkȯid\ noun (-s) Etymology: aut- + Greek akos remedy + English -oid; akin to Old Irish hīcc healing, payment, Welsh iach healthy, Cornish yogh : a specific organic substance formed by the cells of one part and transported in the body fluid or the sap of an organism and producing a specific effect on the activity of the cells of another part : an internal secretion (as a hormone or chalone) • au·ta·coid·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kȯidəl\ adjective |