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CORTICOSTEROID
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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 ("corticosteroid" 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 "corticosteroid"):
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)
Context examples:
Mometasone furoate is a type of corticosteroid.
(Mometasone furoate, NCI Dictionary)
Corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 1 (292 aa, ~32 kDa) is encoded by the human HSD11B1 gene.
(Corticosteroid 11-Beta-Dehydrogenase Isozyme 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Amcinonide interacts with specific corticosteroid receptors and was internalized, which leads to binding of DNA and modification of gene expression.
(Amcinonide, NCI Thesaurus)
Nasonex is a type of corticosteroid.
(Nasonex, NCI Dictionary)
The dipropionate salt form of alclometasone, a synthetic corticosteroid with low to medium potency.
(Alclometasone Dipropionate, NCI Thesaurus)
It is usually caused by corticosteroids or epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors.
(Papulopustular Rash, NCI Thesaurus)
ACTH acts on the outer part of the adrenal gland to control its release of corticosteroid hormones.
(ACTH, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are first treated with high doses of a corticosteroid.
(Myositis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
It may also occur at some point in time after cancer treatment that included methotrexate, bisphosphonates, or corticosteroids.
(Aseptic necrosis, NCI Dictionary)
Corticosteroids have many different effects in the body, and are used to treat many different conditions.
(Corticosteroid, NCI Dictionary)
