corticotropin

[ kawr-ti-koh-troh-pin ]
/ ˌkɔr tɪ koʊˈtroʊ pɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

ACTH.

Origin of corticotropin

First recorded in 1940–45; (adreno)corticotrop(ic) + -in2

Words nearby corticotropin

corticosteroid-binding globulin, corticosterone, corticotroph, corticotrophic, corticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotropin releasing factor, corticotropin-releasing hormone, cortin, cortina, cortisol

Medical definitions for corticotropin

corticotropin
[ kôr′tĭ-kō-trō′pən ]

n.

ACTH