glucocorticoid

[ gloo-koh-kawr-ti-koid ]

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

Origin of glucocorticoid

1
1945–50; gluco- + cortic(o)- + -oid; cf. corticosteroid

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glucocorticoid

/ (ˌɡluːkəʊˈkɔːtɪˌkɔɪd) /


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

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