adrenal cortical steroid

Noun

Meaning

a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

corticosteroid corticoid

Hypernyms

steroid sex hormone steroid hormone

Hyponyms

cortisol cortisone hydrocortisone spironolactone decadron glucocorticoid

Examples

adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

adrenal cortical region adrenal cortical reticularis adrenal cortical reticularis layer adrenal crisis adrenal deficiency adrenal depletion