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cort-

UK/kɔːt/US/kɔɹt/

cort- prefix: used to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.

Prefix

cort-

  1. Used to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.

Forms of cort-

alternative form-cort-
alternative form-cort

Origin of cort-

From corticosteroid.

Questions about cort-

What does cort- mean?
Cort- means used to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.
What part of speech is cort-?
Cort- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce cort-?
Cort- is pronounced /kɔːt/ (UK).

Words near cort- in the dictionary

  1. Corson County
  2. Corsos
  3. Corstorphine
  4. Corstorphines
  5. Cort
  6. cort-
  7. cortactin
  8. cortado
  9. cortados
  10. cortalcerone
  11. Cortalim

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