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Cortisol vs Cosyntropin - What's the difference?

cortisol | cosyntropin |

As nouns the difference between cortisol and cosyntropin

is that cortisol is (steroid hormone) the steroid hormone hydrocortisone while cosyntropin is a synthetic derivative of acth that is used in the acth stimulation test to evaluate and diagnose cortisol disorders.

cortisol

English

Noun

(-)
  • (steroid hormone) The steroid hormone hydrocortisone.
  • Synonyms

    * hydrocortisone

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    cosyntropin

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia cosyntropin)
  • A synthetic derivative of ACTH that is used in the ACTH stimulation test to evaluate and diagnose cortisol disorders.