so·mat·o·stat·in (sō-mătə-stătn, sōmə-tə-)
n.
A polypeptide hormone produced chiefly by the hypothalamus that inhibits the secretion of various other hormones, such as somatotropin, glucagon, insulin, thyrotropin, and gastrin.

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somatostatin
[somato(tropin) + -stat + -in.]

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