English Explanatory Dictionary

myostatin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪəʊˌstætɪn/

Word forms

myostatin myostatins

Etymology

Perhaps from myo- (“muscle”) + Latin statos, status, sto (“remain, stand, fix, set"”) or Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “inactivity, a freezing, state of motionlessness, arrest, a standing”). myo- + -statin?

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