corticosteroid

English

Etymology

cortico- +‎ steroid

Noun

corticosteroid (plural corticosteroids)

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

Hyponyms

Translations

corticosteroid

Catalan: corticosteroide (ca) m
Czech: kortikosteroid m

Icelandic: barksteri m
Italian: corticosteroide (it) m

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