/seuh mat'euh troh"pin, soh'meuh teuh-/ , n. Biochem.
a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates growth in humans.
Also called somatotrophic hormone /seuh mat"euh trof"ik, -troh"fik, soh"meuh teuh-, seuh mat'euh-, soh'meuh teuh-/ , human growth hormone .
[ 1940-45; somatotrop ( hic ) stimulating body growth (see SOMATO-, TROPHIC) + -IN 2 ]