CORTISOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cortisol mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORTISOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Cortef; cortisol; hydrocortisone; Hydrocortone

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

adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)

 Context examples 

The determination of the ratio of cortisol compared to creatinine present in a sample.

(Cortisol to Creatinine Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the cortisol to creatinine present in a sample.

(Cortisol to Creatinine Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An adenoma of the adrenal cortex that produces cortisol.

(Cortisol-Producing Adrenal Cortex Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the cortisol in a biological specimen.

(Cortisol Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of cortisol present in a sample.

(Cortisol Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

In turn, ACTH stimulates cortisol production from the adrenal cortex and is regulated by a negative feedback mechanism.

(Corticorelin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

While conducting the scans, researchers also measured non-brain indicators of stress among study participants, such as heart rate, and levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in blood.

(Researchers identify brain circuits that help people cope with stress, NIH)

Cortisol is a type of glucocorticoid hormone.

(Cortisol, NCI Dictionary)

A condition in which there is too much cortisol (a hormone made by the outer layer of the adrenal gland) in the body.

(Cushing disease, NCI Dictionary)

Diammonium glycyrrhizinate (DG) is slowly metabolized within the cells into glycyrrhetic acid, which inhibits enzymes that control cortisol metabolism and contributes to this agent's anti-inflammatory effect.

(Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate, NCI Thesaurus)