n.
Pronunciation: s ō - ˌ ma-t ə - ' sta-t ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: somat- + Latin stat us (pp. of sistere to halt, cause to stand) + English 1 -in; akin to Latin stare to stand ― more at STAND
Date: 1973
: a polypeptide neurohormone that is found especially in the hypothalamus and inhibits the secretion of several other hormones (as growth hormone, insulin, and gastrin)