Look up: somatropin

1. Somatropin
   Somatropin: Growth hormone made by the pituitary gland or a synthetic version of that hormone. Naturally occurring somatropin is a polypeptide containing 191 amino acids. It is produced specifically by the anterior pituitary, the front section of the gland, and acts by stimulating the release of ano...
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2. somatropin
   <chemical> Synthetic or naturally occuring growth hormone from the human pituitary gland. It is given to children with open epiphyses for the treatment of pituitary dwarfism. ... Chemical name: Somatotropin (human) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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3. somatropin
   (so-mat´ro-pin) a pharmaceutical preparation of growth hormone, prepared by recombinant means and used to treat growth failure and AIDS-associated cachexia or weight loss, administered intramuscularly or subcutaneously.
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4. somatropin
   Type: Term Pronunciation: so′mă-trō′pin Definitions: 1. A drug identical with human growth hormone; used in the treatment of growth disturbances due to insufficient secretion of growth hormone in children or adults or associated with gonadal dysgenesis (Turner syndrome) and of ...
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