English > somatotrophic hormone: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans. |
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Synonyms | somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, STH, human growth hormone, growth hormone |
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Narrower | Protropin | trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone |
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Broader | hormone, endocrine, internal secretion | The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
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Spanish | hormona del crecimiento, somatotropina |
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Catalan | hormona del creixement, somatotropina |
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