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Somatotroph

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somatomammotrophnoun	(biology) A type of cell in the anterior pituitary gland that produces both somatotropin and prolactin.
somatotropenoun	somatotroph
somatrophnoun	somatotroph
somatotropismnoun	(biology) A directive influence exercised by a mass of matter upon growing organs.
somatogenesisnoun	(biology) The development of an embryo into a mature organism
somitogenesisnoun	(biology) The production of somites
somatotypingnoun	The process of determining somatotypes.
somatoplasmnoun	The protoplasm of somatic cells.
hormonomenoun	(biochemistry) All the hormones in an organism
somatypenoun	somatotype
osteoprogenitornoun	(biology) A stem cell that is the precursor of an osteoblast
somatotypenoun	A particular type of physique; originally, one of the types defined by William Herbert Sheldon: ectomorphic, endomorphic, mesomorphic.
trophic hormonenoun	A hormone that acts upon non-endocrine organs and tissues for the purposes of promoting cellular growth, differentiation, and survival. Often confused with tropic hormones.
somatogamynoun	(biology) The fusion of two cells (but not their nuclei), especially as the first stage of syngamy.
somatogramnoun	A graphical representation of a somatotype
somatypologynoun	The typology of somatotypes.
somatic cellnoun	(cytology) Any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction; a cell that is not on the germline.
trophic cellnoun	Synonym of trophont.
thiotrophnoun	(biology) Any thiotrophic organism.
osteotropismnoun	The condition of being osteotropic

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