adj.
Pronunciation: ə - ' dr ē -n ō - ˌ ko ̇ r-ti-k ō - ' tr ō -pik
Variant: also ad · re · no · cor · ti · co · tro · phic \ - ' tr ō -fik \
Function: adjective
Date: 1936
: acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex < adrenocorticotropic activity>