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ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adrenocorticotropin mean?
• ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN (noun)
The noun ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN has 1 sense:
1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
Familiarity information: ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("adrenocorticotropin" 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
When secondary to excessive pituitary secretion of adrenocorticotropin, it is known as Cushing's disease.
(Cushing syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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