somatotroph

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What does somatotroph mean?

One of a set of cells, in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that produces the growth hormone somatotropin.

Where does somatotroph come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă)der. English somato- English -troph English somatotroph From somato- + -troph.

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