corticosteroid
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1. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response (noun.substance)
| hyponym | : | mineralocorticoid, |
| definition | : | hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | glucocorticoid, |
| definition | : | a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cortef, cortisol, hydrocortisone, hydrocortone, |
| definition | : | an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cortisone, cortone acetate, |
| definition | : | a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | aldactone, spironolactone, |
| definition | : | a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension (noun.substance) |
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