corticotrope

English

Alternative forms

• corticotroph

Noun

corticotrope (plural corticotropes)

1. A cell in the anterior pituitary that produces adrenocorticotrophic hormone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kor.tiˈkɔ.tro.pe/
• Rhymes: -ɔtrope
• Hyphenation: cor‧ti‧cò‧tro‧pe

Adjective

corticotrope

1. feminine plural of corticotropo