See Also: insulin like growth factor(medicine)
insulin-like growth factors(medicine)
insulin-like growth factor I(medicine)
Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)(health)
insulin-like growth factor II(medicine)
receptors, insulin-like-growth-factor II(medicine)
receptors, insulin-like-growth factor I(medicine)
insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3(medicine)
insulin-like growth-factor-binding-protein 5(medicine)
insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 2(medicine)

insulin-like growth factors (medicine) and toad (iou)


insulin-like growth factors (medicine)


insulin-like growth factors
Peptides whose formation is stimulated by growth hormone. These peptides bring about peripheral tissue effects of that hormone and have high (about 70%) homology to human insulin.

Synonym: somatomedins.


toad (iou)



toad noun.

Any of numerous amphibians of the order Anura (formerly Salientia), which develop from tadpoles and are tailless as adults; esp. (as distinct from frog) any of those that have a dry warty skin, walk rather than leap, and were formerly reputed to have poisonous attributes. Freq. spec. the European common toad, Bufo bufo. OE.
clawed toad, giant toad, midwife toad, natterjack toad, Suriname toad, etc. running toad = NATTERJACK. toad in the hole (a) sausages or Other meat baked in batter; (b) any of various children's Games, esp. a form of hide-and-seek and a game in which lead discs are thrown at holes in a wooden structure.
b. With specifying word: any of various animals held to resemble the toad in appearance or habits. L19.
horned toad.
A repulsive or detestable person. Freq. joc. ME.
= TOADY noun 2. M19.
Comb.: toad bug N. Amer. any small predacious water bug of the genus Gelastocoris; toad-frog (a) any anuran of the family Pelobatidae, intermediate between toads and frogs; (b) US dial. = sense 1 above; toad-headed adjective having a head like a toad; toad-headed lizard, any of several viviparous agamid lizards of the genus Phrynocephalus, of the Near East; toad-lily any of various Far Eastern lilies constituting the genus Tricyrtis, with purple-spotted flowers, several of which are grown for ornament; toad-rush a small annual rush, Juncus bufonius, of bare muddy places; toad's cap dial. a toadstool; toad's cheese dial. any poisonous fungus; toad's eye tin a variety of cassiterite resembling wood-tin; toadskin N. Amer. slang (a) a five-cent stamp; (b) a banknote; toad-snatcher dial. the reed bunting; toad-spit, toad-spittle = cuckoo-spit s.v. CUCKOO noun; toad-stabber, toad-sticker US slang a large knife; toad-strangler US dial. a heavy downpour of rain.
toadery noun (rare) a place where toads live or are reared M18.
toadish adjective (rare) (a) venomous; (b) of the Nature of or resembling a toad: E17.
toadless adjective (rare) E20.
toadlet noun a small or young toad E19.
toadlike adjective resembling (that of) a toad L16.
toadling noun = toadlet LME.
toadship noun (with possess. adjective, as
his toadship etc.) a mock title of respect given to a toad L18.