A decapeptide released by the hypothalamus, which induces the release of human growth hormone (somatotropin). SYN: growth hormone-releasing factor, growth hormone-releasing hormone, somatotropin-releasing factor, somatotropin-releasing hormone. [somatotropin + L. libero, to free, + -in]
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so·ma·to·lib·er·in (so″mə-to-libґər-in) growth hormone–releasing hormone.Medical dictionary. 2011.