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    AUTOCOID

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classificationplay

    Synonyms:

    autacoid; autocoid

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("autocoid" is a kind of...):

    secretion (a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "autocoid"):

    prostaglandin (a potent substance that acts like a hormone and is found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen); produced in response to trauma and may affect blood pressure and metabolism and smooth muscle activity)

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