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noun
A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: steroids
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: glucocorticoid
History
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 German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English corticosterone From cortico- + -sterone.
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