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somatostatin

UK/ˌsəʊ.mət.ə(ʊ)ˈstæt.ɪn/US/soʊˌmæt.əˈstæt.ən/

somatostatin noun: a cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones.

Noun

somatostatin (countable and uncountable, plural somatostatins)

  1. A cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones
    Synonyms:
    growth hormone-inhibiting hormone, GHIH

somatostatin meaning in Bengali

somatostatin in Bengali

একটি সাইক্লোপেপটাইড হরমোন

Synonyms of somatostatin

  • growth hormone-inhibiting hormone
  • GHIH

Forms of somatostatin

pluralsomatostatins

Origin of somatostatin

From somato- + -statin. 1970s.

Words formed from somatostatin

Words that rhyme with somatostatin

Questions about somatostatin

What does somatostatin mean?
Somatostatin means a cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones.
What is somatostatin in Bengali?
Somatostatin in Bengali is একটি সাইক্লোপেপটাইড হরমোন. See Somatostatin meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is somatostatin?
Somatostatin is a noun.
How do you pronounce somatostatin?
Somatostatin is pronounced /ˌsəʊ.mət.ə(ʊ)ˈstæt.ɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of somatostatin?
The plural of somatostatin is somatostatins.

Words near somatostatin in the dictionary

  1. somatosound
  2. somatosounds
  3. somatospatial
  4. somatosplanchnic
  5. somatostain
  6. somatostatin
  7. somatostatinergic
  8. somatostatinoma
  9. somatostatinomas
  10. somatostatins
  11. somatosympathetic

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