Corticosteroid
1corticosteroid — CORTICOSTEROÍD, corticosteroizi, s.m. (biol.) Corticoid. [pr.: ro id] – Din fr. corticostéroïd. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 09.01.2008. Sursa: DEX 98 CORTICOSTEROÍD s. v. corticoid. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime corticosteroíd s …
2corticosteroid — n. a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a synthetic analog of such a compound. Syn: corticoid. [WordNet 1.5] …
3Corticosteroid — vgl. Kortikosteroid …
4corticosteroid — by 1945, from cortico , comb. form of L. cortex bark of a tree (see CORTEX (Cf. cortex)), applied since c.1890 to various surface structures of plants, animals, or organs + STEROID (Cf. steroid). So called because they are produced in the adrenal …
5corticosteroid — [kôr΄ti kō΄stir′oid΄, kôr΄tikäs′tə roid΄] n. [ CORTICO + STEROID] any of the steroid hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex, or any compound derived from these or prepared synthetically and having a similar structure …
6Corticosteroid — Corticosterone Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation,… …
7Corticosteroid — Any of the steroid hormones made by the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland. Cortisol is a corticosteroid. * * * A steroid produced by the adrenal cortex ( i.e., adrenal corticoid); a corticoid containing a steroid. SYN: adrenocorticoid,… …
8Corticosteroid side-chain-isomerase — Identifiers EC number 5.3.1.21 CAS number 75139 73 0 …
9Corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 2 — Hydroxysteroid (11 beta) dehydrogenase 2 Identifiers Symbols HSD11B2; AME; AME1; HSD11K; HSD2; SDR9C3 External IDs …
10corticosteroid — noun Date: 1944 any of various adrenal cortex steroids (as corticosterone, cortisone, and aldosterone) used medically especially as anti inflammatory agents compare glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid …
