sonic hedgehog

== English == === Etymology === 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 === sonic hedgehog (uncountable) (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 ==== Translations ==== === See also === hedgehog signalling pathway robotnikin == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English sonic hedgehog === Noun === sonic hedgehog sonic hedgehog ==== Declension ==== 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.