ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·trop·in ( -dr  n -kôrt -k-tr p n, -trpn) also ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·troph·in (-trfn, trfn)n. See ACTH. [adren(al) + corticotropin.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  adrenocorticotropin - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortexACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotrophin, corticotropin 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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