WordNet
somatotrophic hormone
n. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans [syn: somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, STH, human growth hormone, growth hormone]
Usage examples of "somatotrophic hormone".
It may also be called, with a more scholarly tang, somatotrophic hormone (soh'muh-toh-troh'fik.