"somatotroph" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: somatotrophs [plural]
Etymology: somato- + -troph Etymology templates: {{af|en|somato-|-troph}} somato- + -troph Head templates: {{en-noun}} somatotroph (plural somatotrophs)
  1. (biology) One of a set of cells, in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that produces the growth hormone somatotropin. Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: somatotrope Derived forms: lactosomatotroph

Inflected forms

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