SOMATOMEDIN


Meaning of SOMATOMEDIN in English

/seuh mat'euh meed"n, soh'meuh teuh-/ , n. Biochem.

any of various liver hormones that enhance the activity of a variety of other hormones, as somatotropin.

[ 1970-75; SOMATO- or SOMATO(TROPIN) + -med-, as in INTERMEDIARY + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .