adrenocorticotropic, adrenocorticotrophic
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adrenocorticotropic — adrenocorticotrophic adrenocorticotrophic adrenocorticotropic adrenocorticotropicadj. 1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adrenocorticotrophic — adrenocorticotropic adrenocorticotropicadj. 1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adrenocorticotropic hormone — or adrenocorticotrophic hormone n ACTH * * * (ACTH) corticotropin … Medical dictionary
adrenocorticotropic — [ə drē΄nō kôr΄ti kōträf′ikə drē΄nōkôr΄ti kō΄träp′ik] adj. [ ADRENO + CORTICO + TROPIC] that can stimulate the cortex of the adrenal glands: erroneously adrenocorticotrophic [ə drē΄nō kôr΄ti kōträf′ik] … English World dictionary
Adrenocorticotropic hormone — proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta lipotropin/ alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta endorphin) proopiomelanocortin derivatives POMC … Wikipedia
adrenocorticotropic — also adrenocorticotrophic adjective Date: 1936 acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex < adrenocorticotropic activity > … New Collegiate Dictionary
adrenocorticotropic — ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic trō pik, träp ik also ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·phic trō fik, träf ik adj acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex <adrenocorticotropic activity> * * * adre·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic (ə dre″no… … Medical dictionary
adrenocorticotrophic hormone — n. (also adrenocorticotropic) a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and stimulating the adrenal glands. Usage: Abbr.: ACTH. Etymology: ADRENAL + CORTEX + TROPHIC, TROPIC * * * noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that… … Useful english dictionary
adrenocorticotrophic — adjective see adrenocorticotropic … New Collegiate Dictionary
adrenocorticotropic — /euh dree noh kawr ti koh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. stimulating the adrenal cortex. Also, adrenocorticotrophic /euh dree noh kawr ti koh trof ik, troh fik/. [1935 40; ADRENO + CORTICO + TROPIC] * * * … Universalium
