internal secretion vs corticotropin

corticotropin vs internal secretion

internal secretion and corticotropin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
internal secretion	Yes	No	No	No
corticotropin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, corticotropin is a hyponym of internal secretion; that is, corticotropin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than internal secretion:

internal secretion: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
corticotropin: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

Other hyponyms of internal secretion include ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, gastrointestinal hormone, GI hormones, glucagon, gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin, insulin, melatonin, neurohormone, oxytocin, Pitocin, parathormone, parathyroid hormone, relaxin, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor, releasing hormone, RH, growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, STH, thymosin, thyroid hormone, ADH, antidiuretic hormone, Pitressin, vasopressin, sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormone, adrenosterone, glucocorticoid, catecholamine, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin, TSH, protirelin, thyrotropin-releasing factor, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRF, TRH.

internal secretion (noun)	corticotropin (noun)
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect	a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

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