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somatotroph

somatotroph noun: one of a set of cells, in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that produces the growth hormone somatotropin.

Noun

somatotroph (plural somatotrophs)

  1. One of a set of cells, in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that produces the growth hormone somatotropin.
    Synonyms:
    somatotrope

Synonyms of somatotroph

Forms of somatotroph

pluralsomatotrophs

Origin of somatotroph

From somato- + -troph.

Words formed from somatotroph

Questions about somatotroph

What does somatotroph mean?
Somatotroph means one of a set of cells, in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that produces the growth hormone somatotropin.
What part of speech is somatotroph?
Somatotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of somatotroph?
The plural of somatotroph is somatotrophs.

Words near somatotroph in the dictionary

  1. somatotopically
  2. somatotopies
  3. somatotopy
  4. somatotrope
  5. somatotropes
  6. somatotroph
  7. somatotrophic
  8. somatotrophin
  9. somatotrophinoma
  10. somatotrophinomas
  11. somatotrophins

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