CORTICOSTEROID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corticosteroid mean? 

• CORTICOSTEROID (noun)
  The noun CORTICOSTEROID has 1 sense:

1. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response

  Familiarity information: CORTICOSTEROID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORTICOSTEROID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid

Context example:

adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions

Hypernyms ("corticosteroid" is a kind of...):

sex hormone; steroid; steroid hormone (any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corticosteroid"):

mineralocorticoid (hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium)

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

Cortef; cortisol; hydrocortisone; Hydrocortone (an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism)

cortisone; Cortone Acetate (a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone)

Decadron; dexamethasone; Dexamethasone Intensol; Dexone; Hexadrol; Oradexon (a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation)

Aldactone; spironolactone (a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension)

Aristocort; Aristopak; Kenalog; triamcinolone (a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent)

 Context examples 

Mometasone is a type of corticosteroid.

(Mometasone, NCI Dictionary)

A class of corticosteroid hormones that maintains fluid and electrolyte balance.

(Mineralocorticoid, NCI Thesaurus)

Corticotropin acts on the outer part of the adrenal gland to control its release of corticosteroid hormones.

(Corticotropin, NCI Dictionary)

Annexin-1 is a calcium-dependent phospholipid binding protein whose expression is induced by corticosteroids and inhibits the infiltration of neutrophils into tissue, blocking reperfusion-induced inflammatory heart damage.

(Corticosteroid Cardioprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A synthetic adrenal corticosteroid with potent anti-inflammatory properties.

(Dexamethasone, NCI Thesaurus)

The acetate salt form of Dexamethasone, a synthetic adrenal corticosteroid with potent anti-inflammatory properties.

(Dexamethasone Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Genes thought to be involved in insulin resistance also appear to be affected by altered 11betaHSD-1 corticosteroid metabolism in visceral fat.

(Metabolic Syndrome Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Elocon is a type of corticosteroid.

(Elocon, NCI Dictionary)

A synthetic corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties.

(Methylprednisolone, NCI Thesaurus)

A sodium phosphate salt form of Dexamethasone, a synthetic adrenal corticosteroid with potent anti-inflammatory properties.

(Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate, NCI Thesaurus)