somatostatin

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somatostatin

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

Rhymes with -ætɪn, -ætən

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From somato- + -statin. 1970s.

noun somatostatins

countable, uncountable A cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones
Similar: growth hormone-inhibiting hormone, GHIH

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@misc{somatostatin_2026,
  title = {somatostatin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/somatostatin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}