1 Skin disease on or around the eyelids can result in dry eye. 2  Diseases of the glands in the eyelids, such as meibomian gland dysfunction, can cause dry eye. 3  Dry eye can occur in women who are pregnant.  Women who are on hormone replacement therapy may experience dry eye symptoms.
any of the hormones produced by the adrenal cortex; also, their synthetic equivalents. Called also adrenocortical hormone and adrenocorticoid. All the hormones are steroids having similar chemical structures, but quite different physiologic effects.
Noun. 1. adrenocorticotropic hormone-a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex. ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin.endocrine, hormone, internal secretion-the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.CTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin. endocrine, hormone, internal secretion-the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.