glucocorticoid

[gloo-koh-kawr-ti-koid]

noun Biochemistry.

any of a class of steroid hormones that are synthesized by the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and have anti-inflammatory activity.

Origin of glucocorticoid

1945–50; gluco- + cortic(o)- + -oid; cf. corticosteroid

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British Dictionary definitions for glucocorticoid

glucocorticoid

noun

any of a class of corticosteroids that control carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism and have anti-inflammatory activity

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Medicine definitions for glucocorticoid

glucocorticoid

[glōō′kō-kôr′tĭ-koid′]

n.

Any of a group of anti-inflammatory steroidlike compounds, such as hydrocortisone, that are produced by the adrenal cortex, are involved in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, and are used as anti-inflammatory agents.

Related formsglu′co•cor′ti•coid′ adj.