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)