somatotropic /so·ma·to·tro·pic/ (-tro´pik)
somatotropic
1. having an affinity for or attacking the body cells.
2. having a stimulating effect on nutrition and growth.
3. having the properties of somatotrophin.
so·mat·o·trop·ic (s -m t  -tr p  k, -trpk, sm-t-) or so·mat·o·troph·ic (-trfk, -trfk)adj. Having a stimulating effect on body growth. |
somatotropic
[-trop′ik]
Etymology: Gk, soma, body, trope, a turn
pertaining to an agent that influences the body or body cells.
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