somatotroph

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

somato- +‎ -troph

Noun[edit]

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.
    Synonym: somatotrope

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