corticotrophin

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone corticotropin adrenocorticotropin adrenocorticotrophin adrenocorticotrophic hormone corticosteroid adrenaline cortisol cortisone glucocorticoid CRH corticosterone internal secretion steroid hormone

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Hypernyms

endocrine hormone internal secretion

Close letter words and terms

corticotroph corticotroph-derived corticotrophic corticotropic corticotropin corticotropin-releasing hormone