Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adrenocorticotropic_hormone

1 sense of adrenocorticotropic hormone

Sense 1
adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin -- (a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex)
       => hormone, endocrine, internal secretion -- (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)