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tetracosactrin (iou)



tetracosactrin noun. M20.
[from tetracos- chem. prefix for '24' (from TETRA- + ICOS-) + A(DRENO)C(ORTICO)TR(OPH)IC + -IN1.]
Pharmacology. A synthetic polypeptide consisting of the first 24 amino acids of corticotrophin, resembling it in action but lacking its antigenic property, and used in the long-term treatment of inflammatory and degenerative disorders.