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so·mato·me·din | \ ˌsō-mə-tō-ˈmē-dᵊn 
, sō-ˌma-tə-\
, sō-ˌma-tə-\Definition of somatomedin
: any of several endogenous peptides produced especially in the liver that are dependent on and probably mediate growth hormone activity (as in sulfate uptake by epiphyseal cartilage)
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somatomedin
nounso·ma·to·me·din | \ sō-ˌmat-ə-ˈmēd-ᵊn, ˌsō-mət-ə- \
\Medical Definition of somatomedin
: any of several endogenous peptides produced especially in the liver that are dependent on and mediate growth hormone activity (as in sulfate uptake by epiphyseal cartilage specifically : insulin-like growth factor
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