adrenokortykotropina

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Polish

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Etymology

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From Latin ad- + renalis +‎ -o- +‎ kortykotropina. First attested in 1957.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.drɛ.nɔ.kɔr.tɘ.kɔ.trɔˈpi.na/
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  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: a‧dre‧no‧kor‧ty‧ko‧tro‧pi‧na

Noun

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adrenokortykotropina f

  1. (biochemistry) adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone (peptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates the secretion of other hormones)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
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adjectives
noun

References

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  1. ^ Acta biochimica polonica[1] (in Polish), 1957, page 217

Further reading

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