corticosteroid

== English == === Etymology === From cortico- + steroid. === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: IPA(key): /ˈkʰoɹɾɪko.steːɹoid/ === Noun === corticosteroid (plural corticosteroids) (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems. (biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure. ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== glucocorticoid mineralocorticoid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French corticostéroïde. === Noun === corticosteroid m (plural corticosteroizi) corticosteroid ==== Declension ====