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insulinlike growth factor

American  
[in-suh-lin-lahyk grohth fak-ter] / ˈɪn sə lɪnˌlaɪk ˈgroʊθ ˈfæk tər /

noun

  1. Biochemistry. somatomedin.

insulinlike growth factor Scientific  
/ ĭn′sə-lĭn-līk′ /

  1. See somatomedin

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These foods increase insulin and insulinlike growth factor, hormones that can foster acne development.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2021

In normal children, growth hormone makes the cells of the liver churn out another hormone, called insulinlike growth factor, or IGF-1, and this hormone makes the children grow.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2011

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