"corticotropin" in the noun sense
1. adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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