ADRENOCORTICOSTEROID


Meaning of ADRENOCORTICOSTEROID in English

ə¦drēnōˌkōrd.ə̇kōˈ ̷ ̷ ( ̷ ̷ )ˌ ̷ ̷ , -ren- noun

Etymology: adrenocortic al + -o- + steroid

: a steroid (as cortisone or hydrocortisone) obtained from, resembling, or having physiological effects like those of the adrenal cortex

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