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autacoid

[aw-tuh-koid]

noun Physiology.

any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification, as histamine or prostaglandin.

Nearby words

  1. austronesia,
  2. austronesian,
  3. aut,
  4. aut caesar, aut nihil,
  5. aut-,
  6. autarch,
  7. autarchy,
  8. autarky,
  9. autecic,
  10. autecious

Origin of autacoid

1910–15; aut- + Greek ák(os) remedy + -oid
Related formsau·ta·coi·dal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for autacoid

autacoid

noun

physiol any natural internal secretion, esp one that exerts an effect similar to a drug

Word Origin for autacoid

C20: from auto- + Greek akos cure + -oid
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Medicine definitions for autacoid

autacoid

n.

An organic substance, such as a hormone, produced in one part of an organism and transported by the blood or lymph to another part of the organism where it exerts a physiologic effect on that part.
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