cortisol

== English == === Etymology === From cortisone + -ol. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.tɪ.sɒl/ (General American, without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkoɹ.tɪˌsɔl/, [ˈkoɹ.ɾɪˌsɔl] (General American, cot–caught merger, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkoɹ.tɪˌsɑl/, [ˈkoɹ.ɾɪˌsɑl] (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈkoɹ.tɪˌsɒl/, [ˈkoɹ.ɾɪˌsɒl] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkoː.tɪ.sɔl/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkoː.tə.sɒl/, [ˈkoː.tə.sɔ̟l] === Noun === cortisol (countable and uncountable, plural cortisols) (biochemistry, steroids) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress. Synonym: hydrocortisone (as a medication) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === colorist == Portuguese == === Etymology === Blend of cortisona +‎ -ol. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔw, (Portugal) -ɔl Hyphenation: cor‧ti‧sol === Noun === cortisol m (plural cortisóis) (biochemistry, steroids) cortisol (steroid hormone) ==== Related terms ==== cortiçol === See also === córtex === Further reading === “cortisol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cortisol” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “cortisol”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cortisol”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “cortisol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koɾtiˈsol/ [koɾ.t̪iˈsol] Rhymes: -ol Syllabification: cor‧ti‧sol === Noun === cortisol m (plural cortisoles) (biochemistry, steroids) cortisol Synonym: hidrocortisona === Further reading === “cortisol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025