adrenocorticotropin

Noun

Meaning

a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone corticotropin corticotrophin adrenocorticotrophin adrenocorticotrophic hormone insulin endocrine adrenergic catecholamine melatonin glucagon progesterone adrenalines

Hypernyms

endocrine hormone internal secretion

Close letter words and terms

adrenocorticotrophin adrenocorticotropic adrenocorticotropic hormone adrenodoxin adrenogenic adrenogenital