Meanings
nounsomatostatin (countable and uncountable, plural somatostatins)
plural somatostatins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones
Synonyms: growth hormone-inhibiting hormone, GHIH
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones
Similar
growth hormone-inhibiting hormoneGHIH
Origin
From somato- + -statin. 1970s.
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APA
somatostatin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatostatin
MLA
“somatostatin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatostatin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somatostatin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatostatin.
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