somatostatin
noun
so·mato·stat·in
sō-ˌma-tə-ˈsta-tᵊn
: a polypeptide neurohormone that is found especially in the hypothalamus and inhibits the secretion of several other hormones (such as growth hormone, insulin, and gastrin)
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