副ふく腎じん皮ひ質しつ刺し激げきホルモン

noun

adrenocorticotropic hormone; ACTH

Medical term for the pituitary hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex. Often abbreviated as ACTH.

• 副ふく腎じん皮ひ質しつ刺し激げきホルモンは下か垂すい体たいから分ぶん泌ぴつされる。

  Adrenocorticotropic hormone is secreted from the pituitary gland.

• ACTH（副ふく腎じん皮ひ質しつ刺し激げきホルモン）の検けん査さ結けっ果かが出でました。

  The test results for ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) have come back.