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acth
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun acth has 1 sense
- acth(n = noun.body) adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex; Array is a kind of endocrine, hormone, internal secretion
CIDE DICTIONARY
acth, n.
a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex. [WordNet 1.5]
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