adrenocorticotropic

American

[uh-dree-noh-kawr-ti-koh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] / əˈdri noʊˌkɔr tɪ koʊˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

Also adrenocorticotrophic

adjective

stimulating the adrenal cortex.

Etymology

Origin of adrenocorticotropic

First recorded in 1935–40; adreno- + cortico- + -tropic

Example Sentences

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Normally a dip in cortisol would trigger the brain to tell the pituitary gland to increase its output of adrenocorticotropic hormone.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

Hormones like gastrin, secretin, adrenocorticotropic are released from the pituitary to regulate which digestive secretions are released.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

As a result, my body was no longer making any hormones, including adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH.

From New York Times • May 21, 2016

The anterior pituitary produces six hormones: growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

That substance was adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH, which is made by the pituitary gland.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2012

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