| somatome | <anatomy> See Somite. Origin: Gr. Body + to cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| somatomedin | <protein> Peptide hormone (4 kD) that is produced in the liver and is released in response to somatotropin. Somatomedin stimulates the growth of bone and muscle and also influences calcium, phosphate, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. See: insulin like growth factor. (18 Nov 1997) |
| somatomedins | Insulin-like polypeptides made by the liver and some fibroblasts and released into the blood when stimulated by somatotropin. They cause sulfate incorporation into collagen, RNA, and DNA synthesis, which are prerequisites to cell division and growth of the organism. (12 Dec 1998) |
| somatometry | Classification of persons according to body form, and relation of the types to physiologic and psychologic characteristics. Origin: somato-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |