somatolˈogy noun

1. The science of the properties of matter
2. The science of the human body

somatomedin /sō-mə-tō-mēˈdin/ noun

A hormone, produced in the liver, that stimulates growth of bone and muscle

soˈmatoplasm noun

Protoplasm of the somatic cells

soˈmatopleure /-ploor/ noun

(Gr pleurā side) the outer body-wall or the layer that gives rise to it

somatosensˈory adjective

Relating to sensory stimuli perceived in the skin

somatostatin /sō-mə-tō-statˈin/ noun

A peptide of the hypothalamus which controls the secretion of somatotropin by the pituitary

somatotensˈic adjective

That which restores the equilibrium of an organism (applied esp to certain plants when eaten as food)

somatotōnˈia noun

A pattern of temperament and body type in which alertness and aggression are combined with mesomorphic build

somatotonic /-tonˈ/ adjective

somatotropˈic or somatotrophˈic adjective

Promoting bodily growth

somatotropˈin or somatotrophˈin noun

A polypeptide growth hormone

somatˈotype noun

A type consisting of a physical build paired with a particular temperament

To place with regard to somatotype

somital /sōˈmi-tl/ or somitˈic adjective

soˈmite noun (zoology)

A body segment of a vertebrate embryo or of a segmented invertebrate

somatic cell noun

One of the non-reproductive cells of the body, as distinct from the reproductive or germ cells

somatic cell hybrid noun

A cell formed by fusion of two somatic cells from the same or different species

somatic mutation noun

A mutation occurring in somatic cells, and therefore not inheritable