ACTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ACTH mean? 

• ACTH (noun)
  The noun ACTH has 1 sense:

1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

  Familiarity information: ACTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

ACTH; adrenocorticotrophic hormone; adrenocorticotrophin; adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotropin; corticotrophin; corticotropin

Hypernyms ("ACTH" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

 Context examples 

In Cushing disease, this happens when an adenoma (benign tumor) in the pituitary gland makes too much adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

(Cushing disease, NCI Dictionary)

Cushing's syndrome due to abnormally high secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland.

(Cushing disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Similar to endogenous ACTH, this agent stimulates the adrenal secretion of specific adrenal steroids that can be measured in the plasma.

(Cosyntropin, NCI Thesaurus)

Tumors that make adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) cause the adrenal gland to make too much cortisol.

(Cushing syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

Removal of the negative feedback mechanism exerted by cortisol results in increased adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion by the pituitary gland.

(Metyrapone, NCI Thesaurus)

The majority are hormonally functioning neoplasms, usually producing prolactin or ACTH.

(Pituitary Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant, ectopic ACTH secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, associated with Cushing's syndrome.

(Pancreatic ACTH-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Nicotine's CNS-stimulating activities may be mediated through the release of several neurotransmitters, including acetylcholine, beta-endorphin, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and ACTH.

(Nicotine, NCI Thesaurus)

These corticoid precursors are excreted in urine and may be used as indicators for hypothalamic-pituitary ACTH function.

(Metyrapone Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)

ACTH acts on the outer part of the adrenal gland to control its release of corticosteroid hormones.

(ACTH, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)