A|C|T|H

A|C|T|H «AY SEE TEE AYCH», noun.

1. adrenocorticotropic hormone (a hormone of the pituitary gland that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce other hormones).

2. this hormone obtained from animals, used in treating arthritis, rheumatic fever, and certain other disorders; corticotropin.

╂[< a(dreno)c(ortico)t(ropic) h(ormone)]