Meanings
nounsomatorelin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA diagnostic agent for determining growth hormone deficiency.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
- Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
- Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
- Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
- Ancient Greekσῶμᾰ (sômă)
- Englishsomato-
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishsomatotropin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
- Latinlaxus
- Latinlaxō
- Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
- Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
- Old Frenchlaschier
- Old Frenchrelaschier
- Old Frenchrelaisser
- Middle Englishrelesen
- Englishrelease
- Englishsomatorelin
From somato(tropin) + -relin (“pituitary hormone release–stimulating peptide”).
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APA
somatorelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatorelin
MLA
“somatorelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatorelin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somatorelin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatorelin.
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