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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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