somatostatinoma

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noun

A malignant tumor of the delta cells of the endocrine pancreas that produces somatostatin.

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Meanings

nounsomatostatinoma (plural somatostatinomas)

plural somatostatinomas

  1. A malignant tumor of the delta cells of the endocrine pancreas that produces somatostatin.

Origin

From somatostatin + -oma.

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APA

somatostatinoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatostatinoma

MLA

“somatostatinoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatostatinoma. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somatostatinoma,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatostatinoma.

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