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| so·mat·o·stat·in [ sō màttə státt'n, smətə státt'n ] |
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hormone produced in hypothalamus: a hormone produced in the hypothalamus that inhibits the release of growth hormone
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| [Late 20th century. <somato- + Latin stat-, past participle of stare "stand"] |
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