SOMATOMEDIN


Meaning of SOMATOMEDIN in English

Pronunciation: ˌ s ō -m ə -t ō - ' m ē -d ə n, s ō - ˌ ma-t ə -

Function: noun

Etymology: somat- + inter med iary + 1 -in

Date: 1971

: any of several endogenous peptides produced especially in the liver that are dependent on and prob. mediate growth hormone activity (as in sulfate uptake by epiphyseal cartilage)

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