corticosteroid

English

Etymology

cortico- +‎ steroid

Noun

corticosteroid (plural corticosteroids)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
2. (biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.

Hyponyms

• glucocorticoid
• mineralocorticoid

Translations

corticosteroid

• Catalan: corticosteroide (ca) m
• Czech: kortikosteroid m
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• Icelandic: barksteri m
• Italian: corticosteroide (it) m
• Spanish: corticosteroide m