| somatopleure | <anatomy> The outer, or parietal, one of the two lamellae into which the vertebrate blastoderm divides on either side of the notochord, and from which the walls of the body and the amnion are developed. See Splanchopleure. Origin: Gr, body + side. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| somatopleuric | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the somatopleure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| somatoprosthetics | The art and science of prosthetically replacing external parts of the body that are missing or deformed. Origin: somato-+ G. Prosthesis, an addition (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatopsychic | Relating to the body-mind relationship; the study of the effects of the body upon the mind, as opposed to psychosomatic, which is mind on body. Origin: somato-+ G. Psyche, soul (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatopsychosis | An emotional disorder associated with an organic disease. Origin: somato-+ G. Psychosis, an animating (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatoscopy | Examination of the body. Origin: somato-+ G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatosensory | Sensation relating to the body's superficial and deep parts as contrasted to specialised senses such as sight. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatosensory cortex | Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving general sensations. It lies posterior to the central sulcus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| somatosensory evoked potential | The computer-averaged cortical and subcortical responses to repetitive stimulation of peripheral nerve sensory fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatosexual | Denoting the somatic aspects of sexuality as distinguished from its psychosexual aspects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatostatin | <protein> Gastrointestinal and hypothalmic peptide hormone (two forms: 14 and 28 residues), found in gastric mucosa, pancreatic islets, nerves of the gastrointestinal tract, in posterior pituitary and in the central nervous system. Inhibits gastric secretion and motility: in hypothalamus/pituitary inhibits somatotropin release. (18 Nov 1997) |
| somatostatin-28 convertase | <enzyme> Converts somatostatin-28 to somatostatin-14 and somatostatin-28(1-12) Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- Synonym: s-28 convertase (26 Jun 1999) |
| somatostatinoma | A rare somatostatin-secreting tumour of pancreatic delta cells associated with diabetes mellitus or abnormal glucose tolerance. It is also found in the intestine. Of the reported primary tumours, 60% were found in the pancreas and 40% in the duodenum or jejunum. most patients were between 40 and 60 years of age with a 2:1 ratio of females to males. (12 Dec 1998) |
| somatotherapy | 1. Therapy directed at physical disorders. 2. In psychiatry, a variety of therapeutic interventions employing chemical or physical, as opposed to psychological, methods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatotopagnosis | The inability to identify any part of the body, either one's own or another's body. Compare: autotopagnosia. Synonym: somatagnosia. Origin: somato-+ top-+ G. A-priv. + G. Gnosis, knowledge (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatic |
Referring to vegetative or non-sexual stages of a life-cycle.
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| somatic cell |
Any cell of a multicellular organism that composes the body of that organism but does not produce gametes. cf gamete; somatic cell gene therapy.
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| somatostatin |
Growth-hormone-inhibiting hormone. See growth hormone.
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| somatopause |
A phase in the human lifespan during which the levels of growth hormone are reduced, resulting in the dehydration of cells and organs, and a reduction in their size and function. Somatopause usually begins in people in their mid-forties, but can start earlier.
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| somatic cell |
Any cell of an organism that is not a germ cell.
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