| adrenocorticotrophin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin |
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| adrenocorticotropin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotrophin, corticotropin |
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| adrenosterone | (noun) a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland | - |
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| forenoon | (noun) the time period between dawn and noon | Synonyms: morn, morning, morning time |
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| hyperadrenocorticism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol | Synonyms: Cushing's syndrome |
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| hypoadrenocorticism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin | Synonyms: Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism |
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| isoproterenol | (noun) drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart | Synonyms: Isuprel |
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| metaproterenol | (noun) a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness | Synonyms: Alupent |
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| phrenologist | (noun) someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull | Synonyms: craniologist |
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| phrenology | (noun) a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties | - |
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| renouncement | (noun) an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned | Synonyms: renunciation |
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| renovation | (noun) the act of improving by renewing and restoring | Synonyms: overhaul, redevelopment |
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| (noun) the state of being restored to its former good condition | Synonyms: refurbishment, restoration |
| renovator | (noun) a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | Synonyms: preserver, refinisher, restorer |
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| renown | (noun) the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | Synonyms: celebrity, fame |
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| threnody | (noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | Synonyms: coronach, dirge, lament, requiem |
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