autacoid

autacoid [aw-tuh-koid] Word Origin noun Physiology.

1. any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification, as histamine or prostaglandin.

Origin of autacoid 1910–15; aut- + Greek ák(os) remedy + -oid Related formsau·ta·coi·dal, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for autacoid autacoid noun

1. physiol any natural internal secretion, esp one that exerts an effect similar to a drug

Word Origin for autacoid C20: from auto- + Greek akos cure + -oid Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 autacoid in Medicine autacoid n.

1. An organic substance, such as a hormone, produced in one part of an organism and transported by the blood or lymph to another part of the organism where it exerts a physiologic effect on that part.

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