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CRH

CRH is the initialism of corticotropin-releasing hormone.

Meaning of corticotropin-releasing hormone

Noun

corticotropin-releasing hormone (countable and uncountable, plural corticotropin-releasing hormones)

  1. A peptide hormone secreted by the hypothalamus, involved in the stimulation of the pituitary synthesis of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
    Synonyms:
    CRH, corticoliberin

Synonyms of CRH

Forms of CRH

pluralCRHs

Words formed from CRH

Questions about CRH

What is CRH the initialism of?
CRH is the initialism of corticotropin-releasing hormone.

Words near CRH in the dictionary

  1. CRFB
  2. CRFI
  3. CRFIs
  4. CRG
  5. CRGV
  6. CRH
  7. CRHergic
  8. CRI
  9. cri de coeur
  10. cri de cœur
  11. cri du chat

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