adrenocorticotropic
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noʊˌkɔr adjective
stimulating the adrenal cortex.
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adrenocorticotrophic or adrenocorticotropic (əˌdriːnəʊˌkɔːtəkəʊˈtrɒfɪk, əˌdriːnəʊˌkɔːtəkəʊˈtrɒpɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| stimulating the adrenal cortex | |
| adrenocorticotropic or adrenocorticotropic | |
| —adj | |
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Adrenocorticotropic
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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Medical Dictionary
adrenocorticotropic ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·trop·ic (ə-drē'nō-kôr'tĭ-kō-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk) or ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·troph·ic (-trŏf'ĭk, -trō'fĭk)
adj.
Stimulating or otherwise acting on the adrenal cortex.
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Example sentences
Twenty percent of the patients also had antibodies against adrenocorticotropic hormone, which plays a role in stress regulation.
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