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Definition: Adrenocorticotropin |
AdrenocorticotropinNoun1. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: AdrenocorticotropinSynonyms: adrenocorticotrophic hormone (n), adrenocorticotrophin (n), adrenocorticotropic hormone (n), corticotrophin (n), corticotropin (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: adrenocorticotrophic (medicine). |
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Health | CRH causes the pituitary to secrete ACTH (adrenocorticotropin), a hormone that stimulates the adrenal glands. (references) | |
One of the pituitary's main functions is to secrete ACTH (adrenocorticotropin), a hormone that stimulates the adrenal glands. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "adrenocorticotropin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Dutch | adrenocorticotroop hormoon (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adreno-corticotropic hormone, adreno-cortico-tropic-hormone, corticotrophine, corticotropin, corticotropine). (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | adrenokortikotropiini (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin), adrenokortikotrooppinen hormoni (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin, corticotropin hormon), ACTH (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin), kortikotropiini (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adreno-corticotropic hormone, corticotrophine, corticotropin, corticotropin hormon, corticotropine). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | hormone adrénocorticotrope (adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adreno-cortico-tropic-hormone). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | adrenocorticotropes Hormon (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adreno-cortico-tropic-hormone, corticotropin), ACTH (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adreno-cortico-tropic-hormone, corticotropin). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | φλοιοεπινεφριδιοτρόπος ορμόνη (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin), αδρενοκορτικοτρόπος ορμόνη (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | ACTH (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin), ormone adrenocorticotropo (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin), corticotropina (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adreno-corticotropic hormone, corticotrophine, corticotropin, corticotropine). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | adrenocorticotropinay ACTH (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin), hormona adrenocorticotropina (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin), hormona adrenocorticotropa (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adreno-cortico-tropic-hormone, corticotropin), hormona adrenocorticotrófica (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin), hormona ACTH (ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin). (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "adrenocorticotropin": adrenocorticotropins. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-i-i-n-n-o-o-o-o-p-r-r-r-t-t" | |
-4 letters: radioprotection, reincorporation. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-d-e-i-i-n-n-o-o-o-o-p-r-r-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropins. | |
+2 letters: adrenocorticotrophins. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 64 72 65 6E 6F 63 6F 72 74 69 63 6F 74 72 6F 70 69 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.. .-. . -. --- -.-. --- .-. - .. -.-. --- - .-. --- .--. .. -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100100 01110010 01100101 01101110 01101111 01100011 01101111 01110010 01110100 01101001 01100011 01101111 01110100 01110010 01101111 01110000 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A d r e n o c o r t i c o t r o p i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 0072 0065 006E 006F 0063 006F 0072 0074 0069 0063 006F 0074 0072 006F 0070 0069 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35708471808169818486756981868481827580 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Quotations: Non-fiction 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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