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 Definitions of acth  [ækˈti ən]  

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Definition of 'acth' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1.  ACTH
a hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the production of steroids in the cortex of the adrenal glands.

Etymology:  (1940–45; a(dreno)c(ortico)t(ropic)h(ormone))

Definition of 'acth' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

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