corticosteroid

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

corticoid adrenal cortical steroid hangman ACTH executioner prednisone steroid adrenaline anti-inflammatory analgesic anticholinergic hydrocortisone spironolactone glucocorticoid anticonvulsant
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Hypernyms

steroid sex hormone steroid hormone

Hyponyms

cortisol cortisone hydrocortisone spironolactone decadron glucocorticoid

Anagrams

corticosteriod

Examples

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

Alpha blockers appear to lead to both higher and faster stone clearance rates. citation A combination of tamsulosin and a corticosteroid may be better than tamsulosin alone. Source: Internet

Betamethasone Betamethasone is sometimes used as an anti-inflammatory, corticosteroid mouthwash. Source: Internet

Symptoms can be improved by wearing a wrist splint or with corticosteroid injections. Source: Internet

Even if your symptoms are dramatic, such as loss of vision from optic neuritis, you may be able to get by with a short course of (a high-dose corticosteroid given intravenously). Source: Internet

"For the initial treatment of moderate to severe SAR in patients who are ≥15 years of age, how does montelukast compare with an intranasal corticosteroid in terms of clinical benefit?" Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

corticospinally corticostatic corticostatin corticosteroidal corticosteroidogenesis corticosteroidogenic