Home › Words › H › hepcidinhepcidinhepcidin means A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.EtymologyFrom hep(ato)- (“liver”) + -cide (“killing”) + -in (“compound”), because of its origin and bacteria-killing properties.nounA hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.preprohepcidin 66% match — A prepropeptide that is a precursor of prohepcidin vs hepcidin →erythroferrone 64% match — A protein hormone produced by erythroblasts that inhibits the action of hepcidin and so increases the amount of iron available for hemoglobin synthesis. vs hepcidin →antihepcidin 61% match — That counters the effect of hepcidin vs hepcidin →hepatokine 57% match — Any of several cytokines found in the liver vs hepcidin →thrombopoietin 56% match — A protein produced by the liver and kidney, which regulates the production of platelets vs hepcidin →hephaestin 55% match — An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of iron(II) state, Fe²⁺ to iron(III) state, Fe³⁺. vs hepcidin →hemacidin 55% match — Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides related to hemoglobin vs hepcidin →hemonectin 54% match — An extracellular hematopoietic cytoadhesion protein present in bone marrow vs hepcidin →