cortisol
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.tɪ.sɒl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsɔl/
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cortisol (countable and uncountable, plural cortisols)
- (biochemistry, steroids) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress. When used medicinally it is known as hydrocortisone.
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cortisol m (plural cortisóis)
- (biochemistry, steroids) cortisol (Steroid hormone (C21H30O5) secreted by the adrenal cortex or obtained synthetically, used for medicinal purposes mainly for its anti-inflammatory effects.)
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Further reading[edit]
- “cortisol” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “cortisol” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “cortisol” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “cortisol” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “cortisol” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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Noun[edit]
cortisol m (plural cortisoles)
- (biochemistry, steroids) cortisol
- Synonym: hidrocortisona
Further reading[edit]
- “cortisol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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