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Medical Definition of Ectopic hormone
1. A hormone formed by tissue outside the normal endocrine site of production; e.g., adrenocorticotropic hormone produced by a bronchogenic carcinoma. Synonym: inappropriate hormone. (05 Mar 2000)
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1. A hormone formed by tissue outside the normal endocrine site of production; e.g., adrenocorticotropic hormone produced by a bronchogenic carcinoma. Synonym: inappropriate hormone. (05 Mar 2000)