corticotrophin
n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that
stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic
hormone}, {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {ACTH},
{adrenocorticotropin}, {adrenocorticotrophin},
{corticotropin}, {corticotrophin}]
corticotrophin \corticotrophin\, corticotropin \corticotropin\n.
a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it
stimulates the adrenal cortex; -- called also
{adrenocorticotropin} and abbreviated {ACTH}.
Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic
hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotropin,
corticotrophin, ACTH.
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