corticosteroid

About 1.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

corticoid glucocorticoid mineralocorticoid cortisone hydrocortisone prednisone prednisolone dexamethasone methylprednisolone betamethasone

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Word family

corticosteroids