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Categories: Corticosteroids, Endocrinology, Steroid hormones, Steroids, All articles containing potentially dated statements

corticosteroid corticoid adrenal cortical steroid Adrenal cortical steroids Adrenocortical steroid

A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response WordNet 3.0

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A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. Wikipedia

Class of steroid hormones, including both natural and artificial compounds Wikidata

Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex. Wiktionary

Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems. Wiktionary

Adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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