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Definition of Corticoid
1. Noun. A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response. "Adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
Generic synonyms: Sex Hormone, Steroid, Steroid Hormone
Specialized synonyms: Mineralocorticoid, Glucocorticoid, Cortef, Cortisol, Hydrocortisone, Hydrocortone, Cortisone, Cortone Acetate, Decadron, Dexamethasone, Dexamethasone Intensol, Dexone, Hexadrol, Oradexon, Aldactone, Spironolactone, Aristocort, Aristopak, Kenalog, Triamcinolone
Definition of Corticoid
1. Noun. (medicine) Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corticoid
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Medical Definition of Corticoid
1. 1. Having an action similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex. 2. Any substance exhibiting this action. Synonym: corticosteroid. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corticoid
Literary usage of Corticoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Management of Cancer Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The injection of an anti-inflammatory corticoid with a local anesthetic into the
spinal space or around nerve roots can reduce edema and irritation produced ..."
2. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"Mayer, M., and Rosen, F. Interaction of anabolic steroids with gluco- corticoid
receptor sites in rat muscle cytosol. Am J Physiol 229:1381- 1386, 1975. ..."
3. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"... M. Endogenous ovarian steroids maintain immunocyto- chemical nuclear localization
of gluco- corticoid receptor in adrenalectomized female rat brain. ..."
4. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"... controls feedback regulation of the HPA, it was suggested by Sapolsky and
co-workers (107) that gluco- corticoid-evoked hippocampal damage impairs the ..."
5. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive and by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"The influence of selenium supplementation on the immunity of corticoid-dependent
asthmatics. Bratisl Lek Listy I03(l):17-21. Gibson RS, Scythes CA. 1982. ..."
6. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Renal losses of potassium can be reduced by acute renal failure, mineral corticoid
deficiency, or potassium sparing diuretics. ..."
7. Working Group Report on Primary Prevention of Hypertension: National High ...by Edward J. Roccella by Edward J. Roccella (1998)
"... resistance vessels to pressor substances, stimulation of the sympathetic
nervous system, and increased production of adreno- corticoid hormones (115). ..."
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