
Synonym for corticosteroid ... <drug, endocrinology, pharmacology> Any of the steroids elaborated by the adrenal cortex (excluding the sex hormones of adrenal origin) in response to the release of adrenocorticotrophin or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by the pituitary gland, to any of the synthetic equivalents of these steroids or to angi...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kōr′tin Synonyms: corticosteroid
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