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Definition of Autocoid
1. Noun. Any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification.
Generic synonyms: Secretion
Specialized synonyms: Prostaglandin
Derivative terms: Autacoidal
Definition of Autocoid
1. autacoid [n -S] - See also: autacoid
Medical Definition of Autocoid
1. A chemical substance produced by one type of cell that affects the function of different types of cells in the same region, thus functioning as a local hormone or messenger. Origin: G. Autos, self, + eidos, form (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autocoid
Literary usage of Autocoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"A much stronger argument against the sensitization theory of the thyroid autocoid
is the failure of Levy to demonstrate any effect on the vagus system. ..."
2. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1920)
"It does not appear possible to us that hypersecretion of the thyroid autocoid
can explain these striking differences in clinical pictures. ..."
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