- lep|tin
- lep|tin «LEHP tihn», noun.a hormone made by fat cells that affects appetite and metabolism.╂[< using Greek leptos thin, lean ]
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lep — lep·ta·zol; lep·tene; lep·te·ny; lep·ti·no·tar·sa; lep·tite; lep·to·bos; lep·to·car·dia; lep·to·car·dii; lep·to·ceph·a·lid; lep·to·ceph·a·lous; lep·to·ceph·a·lus; lep·to·ceph·a·ly; lep·to·cer·cal; lep·to·chlorite; lep·to·clase; lep·to·dac·tyl·id; … English syllables
tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… … English syllables
leptin — lep·tin … English syllables
leptinemia — lep·tin·emia (lep″tin eґme ə) hyperleptinemia … Medical dictionary
leptin — /lep tin/, n. a hormone that is thought to suppress appetite and speed up metabolism. [1995; < Gk leptós small, thin + IN2] * * * … Universalium
Leptin — Lep|tin [griech. leptós = klein, dünn, mager; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: von den Fettzellen des Organismus gebildetes Protein aus 146 Aminosäuren, das als Botenstoff im Hypothalamus fungiert; sein Fehlen löst Hungergefühle aus. * * * Leptin … … Universal-Lexikon
Leptin — A hormone involved in the regulation of body fat. Leptin was originally thought to be a signal to lose weight but it may instead be a way for the brain to know that there is fat on the body. A few hugely obese children have been found who have an … Medical dictionary
keratoleptynsis — 1. SYN: gutter dystrophy of cornea. 2. An operation for removing the surface of the cornea and replacement by bulbar conjunctiva for cosmetic reasons. [kerato + G. leptynsis, a making thin] * * * ker·a·to·lep·tyn·sis (ker″ə to lep… … Medical dictionary
hyperleptinemia — hy·per·lep·tin·emia (hi″pər lep″tĭ neґme ə) excess of leptins in the blood … Medical dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
