glucocorticoid

[ gloo-koh-kawr-ti-koid ]

nounBiochemistry.

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

Words Nearby glucocorticoid

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How to use glucocorticoid in a sentence

These financial stressors would have flooded the hippocampus with glucocorticoids for months, damaging cells, destroying synapses, and ultimately shrinking the region.
How to mend your broken pandemic brain | Dana Smith | July 16, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Too many glucocorticoids for too long can impair the connections both within the prefrontal cortex and between it and the amygdala.
How to mend your broken pandemic brain | Dana Smith | July 16, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
In the long term, elevated levels of glucocorticoids can cause changes that may lead to depression, anxiety, forgetfulness, and inattention.
How to mend your broken pandemic brain | Dana Smith | July 16, 2021 | MIT Technology Review

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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