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.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French corticostéroïde.

Noun

corticosteroid m (plural corticosteroizi)

  1. corticosteroid

Declension

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