• Corticosteroid

    Full definition of corticosteroid

    Noun

    corticosteroid

    (plural corticosteroids)
    1. (steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
    2. (steroid, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.
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