CORTICOSTEROID

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

corticosteroid (plural corticosteroids)

(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.

(steroid, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.

Hyponyms

• glucocorticoid

• mineralocorticoid

Hypernyms

• corticoid

• steroid

• hormone

Source: Wiktionary

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