SOMATOMEDIN


Meaning of SOMATOMEDIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsō-mə-tō-ˈmē-d ə n, sō-ˌma-tə- ]

noun

Etymology: somat- + inter med iary + -in (I)

Date: 1971

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.