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ACTH in American English
a polypeptide hormone of the anterior part of the pituitary gland that stimulates hormone production of the adrenal cortex
abbreviation: a polypeptide hormone, produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the cortex of adrenal glands

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