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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 cortexplay

    Synonyms:

    ACTH; adrenocorticotrophic hormone; adrenocorticotrophin; adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotropin; corticotrophin; corticotropin

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    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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