- adrenocorticotropic
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/euh dree"noh kawr'ti koh trop"ik, -troh"pik/, adj.stimulating the adrenal cortex.Also, adrenocorticotrophic /euh dree"noh kawr'ti koh trof"ik, -troh"fik/.[1935-40; ADRENO- + CORTICO- + -TROPIC]
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adrenocorticotropic — [ə drē΄nō kôr΄ti kōträf′ikə drē΄nōkôr΄ti kō΄träp′ik] adj. [ ADRENO + CORTICO + TROPIC] that can stimulate the cortex of the adrenal glands: erroneously adrenocorticotrophic [ə drē΄nō kôr΄ti kōträf′ik] … English World dictionary
adrenocorticotropic — adrenocorticotrophic adrenocorticotrophic adrenocorticotropic adrenocorticotropicadj. 1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adrenocorticotropic — also adrenocorticotrophic adjective Date: 1936 acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex < adrenocorticotropic activity > … New Collegiate Dictionary
adrenocorticotropic — ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic trō pik, träp ik also ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·phic trō fik, träf ik adj acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex <adrenocorticotropic activity> * * * adre·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic (ə dre″no… … Medical dictionary
adrenocorticotropic hormone — adrenocorticotropic hormone. См. кортикотропин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
adrenocorticotropic hormone — n. ACTH * * * (ACTH),also called Corticotropin, a polypeptide hormone formed in the pituitary gland that regulates the activity of the outer region (cortex) of the adrenal glands. In mammals the action of ACTH is limited to those areas… … Universalium
adrenocorticotropic hormone — or adrenocorticotrophic hormone n ACTH * * * (ACTH) corticotropin … Medical dictionary
adrenocorticotropic hormone — n. ACTH … English World dictionary
Adrenocorticotropic hormone — proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta lipotropin/ alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta endorphin) proopiomelanocortin derivatives POMC … Wikipedia
Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 33423 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 201400 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency (ACTH deficiency) is a result of a decreased or absent … Wikipedia
adrenocorticotropic hormone — ACTH. A hormone made in the pituitary gland. Adrenocorticotropic hormone acts on the outer part of the adrenal gland to control its release of corticosteroid hormones. More adrenocorticotropic hormone is made during times of stress. Also called… … English dictionary of cancer terms
