ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adrenocorticotrophic mean? 

• ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC (adjective)
  The adjective ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC has 1 sense:

1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex

  Familiarity information: ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex

Synonyms:

adrenocorticotrophic; adrenocorticotropic

Similar:

stimulative (capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)

 Context examples 

A syndrome characterized by abnormal secretion of adrenocorticotrophic hormone in conjunction with neoplastic growth occurring anywhere in the body.

(Ectopic ACTH Secretion Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)