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corticotrope

corticotrope noun: a cell in the anterior pituitary that produces adrenocorticotrophic hormone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

Noun

corticotrope (plural corticotropes)

  1. A cell in the anterior pituitary that produces adrenocorticotrophic hormone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

Forms of corticotrope

pluralcorticotropes
alternative formcorticotroph

Questions about corticotrope

What does corticotrope mean?
Corticotrope means a cell in the anterior pituitary that produces adrenocorticotrophic hormone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
What part of speech is corticotrope?
Corticotrope is a noun.
What is the plural of corticotrope?
The plural of corticotrope is corticotropes.

Words near corticotrope in the dictionary

  1. corticothalamocortical
  2. corticotherapies
  3. corticotherapy
  4. corticotomies
  5. corticotomy
  6. corticotrope
  7. corticotropes
  8. corticotroph
  9. corticotrophic
  10. corticotrophin
  11. corticotrophine

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