ACTH Definition

āsētēāch
noun
A hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the secretion of cortisone and other hormones by the adrenal cortex.
American Heritage
A polypeptide hormone of the anterior part of the pituitary gland that stimulates hormone production of the adrenal cortex.
Webster's New World
A hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the secretion of cortisol and other hormones by the adrenal cortex.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Wiktionary

Origin of ACTH

  • a(dreno)c(ortico)t(ropic) h(ormone)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

ACTH Sentence Examples

  • When too much ACTH is produced, the adrenal glands produce too much cortisone.

  • Figure 4. [below] Linear regression of plasma ACTH following fasting stress on daily fatigue severity rating.

  • The hormone ACTH is naturally produced by the body from the head hormone gland called the pituitary.

  • High blood ACTH and low cortisol levels are characteristic of Addison's.

  • This fragment of the complete ACTH molecule does not stimulate the adrenal cortex to produce hormones.

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Words Starting With

AACACT

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