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A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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corticotrophin
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Wiktionary
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n. (context hormone English) adrenocorticotropic hormone
WordNet
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n. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone , adrenocorticotrophic hormone , ACTH , adrenocorticotropin , adrenocorticotrophin , corticotropin ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
corticotrophin \corticotrophin\, corticotropin \corticotropin\n. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex; -- called also adrenocorticotropin and abbreviated ACTH . Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic ...