Taber's Medical Dictionary
somatotropin, somatropin; somatotrophin
(sō″măt-ŏ-trō′pĭn )
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[ somato- + -tropin ]
Growth hormone.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Somatotropin, Somatropin; Somatotrophin." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742958/all/somatotropin__somatropin.
Somatotropin, somatropin; somatotrophin. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742958/all/somatotropin__somatropin. Accessed May 15, 2026.
Somatotropin, somatropin; somatotrophin. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742958/all/somatotropin__somatropin
Somatotropin, Somatropin; Somatotrophin [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 15]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742958/all/somatotropin__somatropin.
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