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ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC HORMONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
Synonyms:
ACTH; adrenocorticotrophic hormone; adrenocorticotrophin; adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotropin; corticotrophin; corticotropin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adrenocorticotrophic hormone" is a kind of...):
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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