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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessomatotropina
Pronunciation / Transliteration: so-ma-to-tro-pee-na
"A somatotropina é importante para o crescimento infantil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals.
"Somatotropin is essential for normal growth and development during childhood." - 2
Synthetic forms of somatotropin are used in medicine to treat growth disorders.
"Doctors may prescribe somatotropin to children with growth hormone deficiency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'somatotropin' is derived from the Greek words 'soma', meaning 'body', and 'tropin', meaning 'to turn' or 'to change'. It was first used in the mid-20th century to describe a hormone that stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Somatotropin" is said worldwide
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somatotropine
Transliteration: so-ma-to-tro-peen
"La somatotropine est essentielle pour la croissance normale."
Somatotropin
Transliteration: zo-ma-to-tro-peen
"Somatotropin ist wichtig für das Wachstum bei Kindern."
somatotropina
Transliteration: so-ma-to-tro-pee-na
"La somatotropina stimola la crescita nelle persone."
somatotropina
Transliteration: so-ma-to-tro-pee-na
"La somatotropina es crucial para el crecimiento normal."
somatotropina
Transliteration: so-ma-to-tro-pee-na
"A somatotropina é importante para o crescimento infantil."
सोमाटोट्रोपिन
Transliteration: somatotropin
"सोमाटोट्रोपिन बच्चों की वृद्धि के लिए आवश्यक है।"
生长激素
Transliteration: shēngzhǎng jīsù
"生长激素对儿童的正常生长至关重要。"
성장 호르몬
Transliteration: seongjang horeumon
"성장 호르몬은 어린이의 정상적인 성장에 필수적입니다."
成長ホルモン
Transliteration: seichō horumon
"成長ホルモンは子供の成長に不可欠です。"
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