corticosteroid
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English
Etymology
Noun
corticosteroid (plural corticosteroids)
- (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.
- 2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 209:
- Wúràọlá’s first patient was a man who had not noticed any significant improvement after a regimen of corticosteroids had been prescribed for his spondylosis.
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corticosteroid
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French corticostéroïde.
Noun
corticosteroid m (plural corticosteroizi)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | corticosteroid | corticosteroidul | corticosteroizi | corticosteroizii | |
| genitive-dative | corticosteroid | corticosteroidului | corticosteroizi | corticosteroizilor | |
| vocative | corticosteroidule | corticosteroizilor | |||