- adrenocorticotropin
- SYN: adrenocorticotropic hormone.
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adre·no·cor·ti·co·trop·in (ə-dre″no-kor″tĭ-ko-troґpin) corticotropin.
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adrenocorticotropin
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adrenocorticotropin — n. 1. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex. Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adrenocorticotropin — corticotrophin corticotrophin, corticotropin corticotropin . a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex; called also {adrenocorticotropin} and abbreviated {ACTH}. Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adrenocorticotropin — Proopiomelanocortin Derivate POMC γ MSH ACTH … Deutsch Wikipedia
adrenocorticotropin — also adrenocorticotrophin noun Date: 1952 ACTH … New Collegiate Dictionary
adrenocorticotropin — ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·trop·in (ə drē nō kôr tĭ kō trŏpʹĭn, trōʹpĭn) also ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·troph·in ( trŏfʹĭn, trōʹfĭn) n. See ACTH. [adrenal + corticotropin.] * * * … Universalium
adrenocorticotropin — ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pin … English syllables
adrenocorticotropin — noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex • Syn: ↑adrenocorticotropic hormone, ↑adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ↑ACTH, ↑adrenocorticotrophin, ↑corticotropin, ↑corticotrophin • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ACTN — adrenocorticotropin … Medical dictionary
ACTN — • adrenocorticotropin … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
ACTH-LI — adrenocorticotropin like immunoreactivity … Medical dictionary
