somatotroph

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noun

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

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somatotrope
OriginEnglish somato- ← Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? →
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Meanings

nounsomatotroph (plural somatotrophs)

plural somatotrophs

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

    Synonyms: somatotrope

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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somatotrope

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  7. Ancient Greekσῶμᾰ (sômă)
  8. Englishsomato-
  9. Englishsomatotroph

From somato- + -troph.

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

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