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autacoid Definition


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autacoid
noun
    1. physiol.
      Any naturally occurring internal secretion such as adrenaline, thyroxine, insulin, etc that either stimulates or inhibits reactions in the body.
Etymology: Early 20c: from auto- + Greek akos remedy.



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