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 | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kȯid ə l adjective