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CORTICOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
Example:
adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions
Synonyms:
adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("corticoid" is a kind of...):
sex hormone; steroid; steroid hormone (any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corticoid"):
mineralocorticoid (hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium)
glucocorticoid (a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity)
Cortef; cortisol; hydrocortisone; Hydrocortone (an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism)
cortisone; Cortone Acetate (a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone)
Decadron; dexamethasone; Dexamethasone Intensol; Dexone; Hexadrol; Oradexon (a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation)
Aldactone; spironolactone (a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension)
Aristocort; Aristopak; Kenalog; triamcinolone (a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent)
