somatomammotroph

noun

A type of cell in the anterior pituitary gland that produces both somatotropin and prolactin.

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Meanings

nounsomatomammotroph (plural somatomammotrophs)

plural somatomammotrophs

  1. biologyA type of cell in the anterior pituitary gland that produces both somatotropin and prolactin.

Origin

From somato- + mammo- + -troph.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mammosomatotroph
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APA

somatomammotroph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatomammotroph

MLA

“somatomammotroph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatomammotroph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somatomammotroph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatomammotroph.

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