transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-tə-ˌsȯl, -ˌzȯl, -ˌsōl, -ˌzōl ]
noun
Etymology: cortis one + -ol (I)
Date: 1951
: a glucocorticoid C 21 H 30 O 5 produced by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by ACTH that mediates various metabolic processes (as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress — called also hydrocortisone