glucocorticoid

American

[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.

glucocorticoid British

/ ˌɡluːkəʊˈkɔːtɪˌkɔɪd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of glucocorticoid

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

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