ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC HORMONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("adrenocorticotrophic hormone" 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)

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