somatotroph
[ sō-măt′ə-trŏf′, -trōf′, sō′mə-tə- ]
n.
A cell of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that produces somatotropin.
Nearby words
- somatostatinoma,
- somatotherapy,
- somatotonia,
- somatotopagnosis,
- somatotopy,
- somatotrophin,
- somatotropic,
- somatotropin,
- somatotropin release-inhibiting factor,
- somatotropin-releasing factor
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