beta-lipotropin
noun
be·ta-li·po·tro·pin
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Medical Definition of beta-lipotropin
: a lipotropin of the adenohypophysis of the pituitary gland that contains beta-endorphin as the terminal sequence of 31 amino acids in its polypeptide chain