Main Entry:

so·mato·stat·in

Pronunciation:

\sō-ˌma-tə-ˈsta-t^ən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

somat- + Latin status (past participle of sistere to halt, cause to stand) + English ¹-in; akin to Latin stare to stand — more at stand

Date:

1973

: a polypeptide neurohormone that is found especially in the hypothalamus and inhibits the secretion of several other hormones (as growth hormone, insulin, and gastrin)