Jump to content

somatopause

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From somato- +‎ pause.

Noun

[edit]

somatopause (uncountable)

  1. The ending of growth, and the accompanying increase in adipose tissue, that occurs in adult life as hormone secretion diminishes
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=somatopause&oldid=81231346"