Corticosteroid

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  • noun. Any of the steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex or their synthetic equivalents, such as cortisol and aldosterone.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a synthetic analog of such a compound.
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  • noun. Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
  • noun. Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.
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  • noun. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
    • Word Usage
    "Funding source may be associated with findings regarding adverse effects in corticosteroid studies"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sex hormone  steroid  steroid hormone  
    Hyponym
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    aldactone  aristocort  aristopak  cortef  cortisol  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adiponectin  benzodiazepine  cell-surface  electroconvulsive  glucocorticoid  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    corticoid  
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