English Explanatory Dictionary

corticosteroid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
  2. Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʰoɹɾɪko.steːɹoid/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-corticosteroid.wav

Word forms

corticosteroid corticosteroids

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid English corticosteroid From cortico- + steroid.

Synonyms

corticosteroid

Derived words

adrenocorticosteroid corticosteroidal corticosteroidogenesis cortisuzol cortivazol hydroxycorticosteroid noncorticosteroid

Translations

Catalan: corticosteroide Chinese Mandarin: 皮質類固醇 /皮质类固醇 Czech: kortikosteroid Finnish: kortikosteroidi French: corticostéroïde Icelandic: barksteri Italian: corticosteroide Spanish: corticosteroide
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