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adrenarche |
adrenergic |
adrenergic drug |
adrenocortical |
adrenocorticotrophic |
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
| adrenocorticotrophin
| adrenocorticotropic
| adrenocorticotropic hormone
| adrenocorticotropin
| adrenosterone
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun adrenocorticotrophic hormone has 1 sense
- adrenocorticotrophic hormone(n = noun.body) acth, 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
OXFORD DICTIONARY
adrenocorticotrophic hormone, n. (also adrenocorticotropic) a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and stimulating the adrenal glands.
Usage
Abbr.: ACTH.
Etymology
ADRENAL + CORTEX + -TROPHIC, -TROPIC
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