ADRENOCORTICOSTEROID

Meaning of ADRENOCORTICOSTEROID in English

noun Date: 1960 a steroid obtained from, resembling, or having physiological effects like those of the adrenal cortex

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ADRENOCORTICOSTEROID — ə¦drēnōˌkōrd.ə̇kōˈ ̷ ̷ ( ̷ ̷ )ˌ ̷ ̷ , -ren- noun Etymology: adrenocortic al + -o- + steroid : a steroid (as cortisone or hydrocortisone) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADRENOCORTICOSTEROID — /euh dree"noh kawr'ti koh ster"oyd, -stear"-/ , n. Biochem. any of a group of steroid hormones produced by the cortex …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADRENOCORTICOSTEROID — -ˈster- noun Date: 1960 : a steroid obtained from, resembling, or having physiological effects like those of the adrenal cortex
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADRENOCORTICOSTEROID — [ad.re.no.cor.ti.co.ste.roid] n (1960): a steroid obtained from, resembling, or having physiological effects like those of the adrenal cortex
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADRENOCORTICOSTEROID — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ ko ̇ r-ti-k ō - ' stir- ˌ o ̇ id also - ' ster- Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ARTERITIS — inflammation of the arteries. It may occur in any of a number of diseases, including syphilis; tuberculosis; disease of the …
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