AUTACOID


Meaning of AUTACOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯ-tə-ˌkȯid ]

noun

Etymology: aut- + Greek akos remedy; probably akin to Old Irish ícc cure

Date: 1914

: a physiologically active substance (as serotonin, bradykinin, or angiotensin) produced by and acting within the body

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