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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun ACTH.
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- noun biochemistry A
peptide hormone , secreted by thepituitary gland , that stimulates thesecretion of other hormones
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- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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