adrenocorticotropic

adrenocorticotropic
ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic -'trō-pik, -'träp-ik also ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·phic -'trō-fik, -'träf-ik adj acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex <\adrenocorticotropic activity>

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adre·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic (ə-dre″no-kor″tĭ-ko-troґpik) having a stimulating effect on the adrenal cortex; called also adrenocorticotrophic and corticotropic.

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  • adrenocorticotropic — [ə drē΄nō kôr΄ti kōträf′ikə drē΄nōkôr΄ti kō΄träp′ik] adj. [ ADRENO + CORTICO + TROPIC] that can stimulate the cortex of the adrenal glands: erroneously adrenocorticotrophic [ə drē΄nō kôr΄ti kōträf′ik] …   English World dictionary

  • adrenocorticotropic — adrenocorticotrophic adrenocorticotrophic adrenocorticotropic adrenocorticotropicadj. 1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adrenocorticotropic — also adrenocorticotrophic adjective Date: 1936 acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex < adrenocorticotropic activity > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • adrenocorticotropic hormone — adrenocorticotropic hormone. См. кортикотропин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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