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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex;
[syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

ACTH \ACTH\ n. 1. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex. Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

corticotrophin \corticotrophin\, corticotropin \corticotropin\n. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex; -- called also adrenocorticotropin and abbreviated ACTH. Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ACTH n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin]