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corticostatic

corticostatic adjective: that inhibits secretion of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands.

Adjective

corticostatic (not comparable)

  1. That inhibits secretion of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands

Origin of corticostatic

From cortico- + -static.

Questions about corticostatic

What does corticostatic mean?
Corticostatic means that inhibits secretion of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands.
What part of speech is corticostatic?
Corticostatic is an adjective.

Words near corticostatic in the dictionary

  1. corticose
  2. corticosensitivity
  3. corticoseptal
  4. corticospinal
  5. corticospinally
  6. corticostatic
  7. corticostatin
  8. corticosteroid
  9. corticosteroidal
  10. corticosteroidogenesis
  11. corticosteroidogenic

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