WordNet
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
n. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin]
Usage examples of "adrenocorticotrophic hormone".
The hormone that does so is named, very reasonably, the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ad-ree'noh-kawr'tih-koh-troh'fic.