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adrenocorticosteroid

American  
[uh-dree-noh-kawr-ti-koh-ster-oid, -steer-] / əˈdri noʊˌkɔr tɪ koʊˈstɛr ɔɪd, -ˈstɪər- /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. any of a group of steroid hormones produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland.

Etymology

Origin of adrenocorticosteroid

First recorded in 1960–65; adreno- + corticosteroid

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