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[syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]