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corticostatin

corticostatin noun: a peptide that inhibits secretion of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands.

Noun

corticostatin (uncountable)

  1. A peptide that inhibits secretion of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands

Origin of corticostatin

From cortico- + statin.

Questions about corticostatin

What does corticostatin mean?
Corticostatin means a peptide that inhibits secretion of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands.
What part of speech is corticostatin?
Corticostatin is a noun.

Words near corticostatin in the dictionary

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

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