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corticorelin

corticorelin noun: a corticotropin-releasing hormone used as a diagnostic agent.

Noun

corticorelin (uncountable)

  1. A corticotropin-releasing hormone used as a diagnostic agent.

Origin of corticorelin

From cortico(tropin) + -relin (“pituitary hormone release–stimulating peptide”).

Questions about corticorelin

What does corticorelin mean?
Corticorelin means a corticotropin-releasing hormone used as a diagnostic agent.
What part of speech is corticorelin?
Corticorelin is a noun.

Words near corticorelin in the dictionary

  1. corticopontocerebellar
  2. corticoprotein
  3. corticoproteins
  4. corticopulvinar
  5. corticopyramidal
  6. corticorelin
  7. corticoresistance
  8. corticoresistant
  9. corticoresponsiveness
  10. corticoreticular
  11. corticorubral

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