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noun
Synonym of adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, endocrinology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: adrenocorticotropic hormone
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotrophin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English -tropin English corticotropin From cortico- + -tropin.
