CORTICOID

corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid

(noun) a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body’s immune response; “adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

corticoid (plural corticoids)

(medicine) Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex

Hyponyms

• corticosteroid

• glucocorticoid

• mineralocorticoid

Hypernyms

• hormone

Source: Wiktionary



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