corticoid

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Etymology

cortico- +‎ -oid

Noun

corticoid (plural corticoids)

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

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Etymology

Borrowed from French corticoïde.

Noun

corticoid m (plural corticoizi)

  1. corticoid

Declension