glucocorticoid

[ gloo-koh-kawr-ti-koid ]

/ ˌglu koʊˈkɔr tɪˌkɔɪd /

noun Biochemistry.

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

Nearby words

gluck, alma, gluck, christoph willibald von, gluco-, glucocerebroside, glucochlorose, glucocorticoid, glucofuranose, glucogenesis, glucokinase, glucokinetic, glucolipid

Origin of glucocorticoid

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

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British Dictionary definitions for glucocorticoid

glucocorticoid

/ (ˌɡluːkəʊˈkɔːtɪˌkɔɪd) /

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 forms

glu′co•cor′ti•coid′ adj.