ADH
Abbreviation Body Structures and Organ Systems
Antidiuretic hormone: made by the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary; it signals the kidneys to reabsorb water.
Related terms
- hormoneA chemical messenger released into the blood that affects target cells elsewhere in the body.
- posteriorToward the back of the body; also called dorsal.
- ACLAnterior cruciate ligament, a commonly injured ligament of the knee.
- ANSAutonomic nervous system: the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary functions such as heart…
- CNSCentral nervous system: the brain and spinal cord.
- CSFCerebrospinal fluid: the clear fluid around the brain and spinal cord.
- ENTEar, nose and throat (otolaryngology).
- GIGastrointestinal: the digestive tract.
- GUGenitourinary: the urinary and reproductive organs.
- PNSPeripheral nervous system: the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
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