corticosteroid
/ˈkʰoɹɾɪko.steːɹoid/
corticosteroid noun: any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
Noun
corticosteroid (plural corticosteroids)
- Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
- Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.
- Wúràọlá’s first patient was a man who had not noticed any significant improvement after a regimen of corticosteroids had been prescribed for his spondylosis.2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 209
Forms of corticosteroid
| plural | corticosteroids |
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Origin of corticosteroid
From cortico- + steroid.
Words formed from corticosteroid
Questions about corticosteroid
- What does corticosteroid mean?
- Corticosteroid means any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
- What part of speech is corticosteroid?
- Corticosteroid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce corticosteroid?
- Corticosteroid is pronounced /ˈkʰoɹɾɪko.steːɹoid/ (US).
- What is the plural of corticosteroid?
- The plural of corticosteroid is corticosteroids.
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