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Glucocorticoid Common

Glucocorticoid has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity

2

Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.

See Also
prednylidene amcinonide hydrocortamate anti inflammatory betamethasone hormone halcinonide glucosteroid
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
hormone corticosteroid
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
corticosterone prednisolone prednisone
Rhyming Words
oid boid ooid coid noid poid foid roid loid void doid zoid groid geoid booid avoid axoid aloid ploid pooid
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