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cortico- |
cortico-hypothalamic |
corticoafferent |
corticoefferent |
corticofugal |
corticoid
| corticose
| corticospinal tract
| corticosteroid
| corticosterone
| corticotrophin
corticoid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun corticoid has 1 sense
- corticoid(n = noun.substance) adrenal cortical steroid, corticosteroid - a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions" is a kind of sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormone
has particulars: mineralocorticoid, glucocorticoid, cortef, cortisol, hydrocortisone, hydrocortone, cortisone, cortone acetate, decadron, dexamethasone, dexamethasone intensol, dexone, hexadrol, oradexon, aldactone, spironolactone, aristocort, aristopak, kenalog, triamcinolone
CIDE DICTIONARY
corticoid, n.
a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a synthetic analog of such a compound. [WordNet 1.5]
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