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corticotropin-releasing hormone
(kôrˌtĭ-kō-trōˈpən-rĭ-lēˈsĭng)
noun Abbr. CRH A hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotropic hormone.
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