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corticotropic

corticotropic adjective: that stimulates the adrenal cortex; of or pertaining to corticotropin.

Adjective

corticotropic (comparative more corticotropic, superlative most corticotropic)

  1. That stimulates the adrenal cortex; of or pertaining to corticotropin

Forms of corticotropic

comparativemore corticotropic
superlativemost corticotropic

Origin of corticotropic

From cortico- + -tropic.

Words formed from corticotropic

Questions about corticotropic

What does corticotropic mean?
Corticotropic means that stimulates the adrenal cortex; of or pertaining to corticotropin.
What part of speech is corticotropic?
Corticotropic is an adjective.

Words near corticotropic in the dictionary

  1. corticotrophin
  2. corticotrophine
  3. corticotrophines
  4. corticotrophins
  5. corticotrophs
  6. corticotropic
  7. corticotropin
  8. corticotropin-releasing hormone
  9. corticotropine
  10. corticotropines
  11. corticotropinoma

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