Autacoid Definition
ôtəkoid
noun
Webster's New World
Any of a group of natural biochemicals, as serotonin, angiotensin, or histamine, that activate changes in the blood, nerves, etc., similar to those caused by drugs.
Webster's New World
An organic substance, such as a hormone, produced in one part of an organism and transported by the blood, lymph, or sap to another part of the organism where it exerts a physiologic effect on that part.
American Heritage Medicine
A hormone or similar compound.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- autocoid
Other Word Forms of Autacoid
Noun
Singular:
autacoidPlural:
autacoidsOrigin of Autacoid
Ancient Greek aut- + ἄκος (akos, “remedy”) + -oid
From Wiktionary
aut(o)– Greek akos cure –oid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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