Meanings
nouncorticorelin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA corticotropin-releasing hormone used as a diagnostic agent.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
- Latincortex
- Englishcortico-
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishcorticotropin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
- Latinlaxus
- Latinlaxō
- Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
- Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
- Old Frenchlaschier
- Old Frenchrelaschier
- Old Frenchrelaisser
- Middle Englishrelesen
- Englishrelease
- Englishcorticorelin
From cortico(tropin) + -relin (“pituitary hormone release–stimulating peptide”).
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APA
corticorelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticorelin
MLA
“corticorelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticorelin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticorelin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticorelin.
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