(ˌ)dē|äksē+ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary deoxy- + corticosterone; originally formed as German desoxykortikosteron
: a colorless crystalline steroid hormone C 21 H 30 O 3 occurring in the adrenal cortex that can be prepared synthetically and is used in the form of its acetate in the treatment of adrenal cortical insufficiency — called also cortexone, deoxycortone