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DictionarySeehormoneectopic hormone
ec·top·ic hor·monea hormone formed by tissue outside the normal endocrine site of production; for example, adrenocorticotropic hormone produced by a bronchogenic carcinoma. Synonym(s): inappropriate hormoneectopic 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. ec·top·ic hor·mone (ek-topik hōrmōn) One formed by tissue outside the normal endocrine site of production. ec·top·ic hor·mone (ek-topik hōrmōn) Hormone formed by tissue outside normal endocrine site of production. |