ectopic hormone
(redirected from inappropriate hormone)ec·top·ic hor·mone
a hormone formed by tissue outside the normal endocrine site of production; for example, adrenocorticotropic hormone produced by a bronchogenic carcinoma.
Synonym(s): inappropriate hormone
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ectopic hormone
A hormone produced by a tissue or site not normally associated with its production; EH production is common in CA and may cause a paraneoplastic syndrome. See Ectopic hormone syndrome, Paraneoplastic syndrome.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ec·top·ic hor·mone
(ek-topik hōrmōn)One formed by tissue outside the normal endocrine site of production.
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ec·top·ic hor·mone
(ek-topik hōrmōn)Hormone formed by tissue outside normal endocrine site of production.
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