/seuh mat'euh stat"n, soh'meuh teuh-/ , n. Biochem.
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the brain and pancreas, that inhibits secretion of somatotropin from the hypothalamus and inhibits insulin production by the pancreas.
[ 1973; SOMATO(TROPIN) + stat-, extracted from deverbal derivs. of L stare to STAND, stop (cf. STATUS) + -IN 2 ]