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1. WordNet® 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]

2. 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]

3. 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]

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