adrenocorticotropin

adrenocorticotropin
SYN: adrenocorticotropic hormone.

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ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pin -'trō-pən also ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·phin -'trō-fən n ACTH

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adre·no·cor·ti·co·trop·in (ə-dre″no-kor″tĭ-ko-troґpin) corticotropin.

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  • adrenocorticotropin — n. 1. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex. Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • adrenocorticotropin — also adrenocorticotrophin noun Date: 1952 ACTH …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • adrenocorticotropin — ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·trop·in (ə drē nō kôr tĭ kō trŏpʹĭn, trōʹpĭn) also ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·troph·in ( trŏfʹĭn, trōʹfĭn) n. See ACTH.   [adrenal + corticotropin.] * * * …   Universalium

  • adrenocorticotropin — ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pin …   English syllables

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