Corticosteroid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of the steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex or their synthetic equivalents, such as cortisol and aldosterone.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
  • n. Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a synthetic analog of such a compound.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    steroid hormone    sex hormone    steroid   
    Hyponym
    dexamethasone    kenalog    cortisol    spironolactone    glucocorticoid   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    corticoid   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    toll-like    interleukin-2    perspectival    cell-surface    glucocorticoid   
     
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