CORTICO-

Meaning of CORTICO- in English

a combining form representing cortex in compound words: corticosteroid.

[ cortic- (s. of cortex CORTEX) + -O- ]

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CORTICO- — combining form cortex
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CORTICO- — combining form Etymology: Latin cortic-, cortex bark 1. : cortex ; especially : cerebral cortex cortico efferent 2. : cortical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORTICO- — : cortex cortico tropin
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CORTICO- — ■ combining form representing cortex , used especially with reference to the adrenal and cerebral cortices.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CORTICO- — [cortico-] comb form: cortex "corticotropin"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORTICO — Function: combining form : cortex < cortico tropin>
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STEROID — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sterol + -oid Date: 1926 any of various compounds containing a 17-carbon 4-ring system and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY — ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌkōrtə̇¦kägrəfē, -kȯr- noun ( -es ) Etymology: electr- + cortico- + -graphy : the process of recording …
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ELECTROCORTICOGRAM — “+ noun ( -s ) Etymology: electr- + cortico- + -gram : an electroencephalogram made with electrodes in direct contact …
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CORTICOTROPHIN — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷fə̇n noun or cor·ti·co·trop·in -trōpə̇n ( -s ) Etymology: cortico- + -trophin, -tropin (from -trophic, -tropic + -in ) : …
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CORTICOSTRIATE — |kȯrd.ə̇kō+ adjective Etymology: cortico- + -striate (from corpus striatum ) : relating to or connecting the corpus striatum and the …
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CORTICOSTERONE — ˌkȯrd.ə̇ˈkästəˌrōn, -ə̇ˌkōstiˌrōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: cortico- + ster ol + -one : a colorless crystalline steroid hormone C …
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CORTICOSTEROID — “+ noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cortico- + steroid : corticoid
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CORTICORUBRAL TRACT — “+|rübrəl- noun Etymology: cortico- + Latin rubr-, ruber red + English -al — more at red : a conducting path …
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CORTICOPONTOCEREBELLAR — “+ adjective Etymology: cortico- + pontocerebellar : of or indicating a tract of nerve fibers or a path for nervous …
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ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC — əˈdrē(ˌ)nō|kȯrd.əkō|träpik, -e(ˌ)n- adjective or adre·no·cor·ti·co·troph·ic -räfik, -ōf- Etymology: adren- + cortico- + -trophic or -tropic : acting on or stimulating …
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ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY — /i lek'troh kawr'ti kog"reuh fee/ , n. Med. a technique for surveying the electrical activity of the cerebral cortex by …
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ELECTROCORTICOGRAM — /i lek'troh kawr"ti keuh gram'/ , n. Med. a record of the electrical activity of the cerebral cortex. Cf. electrocorticography …
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CORTISONE — /kawr"teuh zohn', -sohn'/ , n. 1. Biochem. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 …
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CORTICOSTERONE — /kawr'ti kos"teuh rohn', -koh steuh rohn"/ , n. Biochem. a steroid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that is involved …
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CORTICOSTEROID — /kawr'teuh koh ster"oyd, -stear"-/ , n. Biochem. any of a class of steroids, as aldosterone, hydrocortisone, or cortisone, occurring in …
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ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC — /euh dree"noh kawr'ti koh trop"ik, -troh"pik/ , adj. stimulating the adrenal cortex. Also, adrenocorticotrophic /euh dree"noh kawr'ti koh trof"ik, -troh"fik/ …
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CORTISONE — n. Biochem. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthetically, used medicinally esp. against inflammation and allergy. [Chem. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CORTISONE — n. Biochem. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthetically, used medicinally esp. against inflammation and allergy. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CORTISONE — n. Biochem. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthetically, used medicinally esp. against inflammation and allergy. Etymology: …
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