Corticosteroid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  corticosteroid \corticosteroid\ n.
     a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a
     synthetic analog of such a compound.
  
     Syn: corticoid.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corticosteroid
       n : 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" [syn: {corticoid}, {adrenal cortical steroid}]