sonic hedgehog

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English

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Etymology

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Named after the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, in reference to the hedgehog signalling pathway, itself from sonic (Japanese ソニック (Sonikku)).

Noun

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sonic hedgehog (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry, sometimes capitalized) A morphogenic protein that controls cell division of adult stem cells and has been implicated in the development of some cancers.
    Synonyms: Shh, SHH

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See also

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English sonic hedgehog

Noun

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sonic hedgehog

  1. sonic hedgehog

Declension

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This word is usually not inflected, as it would be difficult to fit into any Finnish declension category. If there's a need to inflect sonic hedgehog, it is combined with something inflectable such as proteiini (protein) or molekyyli (molecule), e.g. sonic hedgehog -molekyyli.