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Anti-inflammatory compound
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corticosteroid
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
by 1945, from cortico- , word-forming element from comb. form of Latin cortex "bark of a tree" (see cortex ), applied since c.1890 to various surface structures of plants, animals, or organs + steroid . So called because they are produced in the adrenal ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context steroid hormone English) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems. 2 (context steroid pharmacology English) Any of several synthetic hormones of related ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions" [syn: corticoid , adrenal cortical ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates , as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiological processes, including stress response ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
corticosteroid \corticosteroid\ n. a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a synthetic analog of such a compound. Syn: corticoid.
Usage examples of corticosteroid.
In a little under sixteen weeks they tried corticosteroids, L-aspiraginase, cytosine arabinoside, massive irradiation, and mercrystate crystals, with no more success than they'd expected, which was none and negatory.
Murphy, therapy consisted of diuretics, which resulted in loss of thirty-two pounds of fluid, and a cautious trial of corticosteroids to suppress some effects of the disease.
And we may be able to use a chemical agent similar to corticosteroids to reduce swelling.
Ninety quants of corticosteroids, and three quants of Texteroxide will be delivered via runabout to Voyager, docking pylon BVO-nine-hundred.
Stress is frequently measured by the amount of corticosteroids and catecholamines (adrenalin and nor-adrenalin, for example) found in the blood and urine.
He began to read intensively in the literature on the effects of calcium-binding protein levels, on corticosteroids, on the calcium currents in the hippocampal pyramidal neurons, and on the calcification of the pineal gland.