deoxycorticosterone

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Chemical structure of deoxycorticosterone

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Etymology

From deoxy- +‎ corticosterone.

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Noun

deoxycorticosterone (countable and uncountable, plural deoxycorticosterones) (abbreviated DOC)

  1. (biochemistry, steroids) A steroid hormone, produced in the adrenal cortex; sometimes manufactured synthetically for use in cases of adrenal insufficiency.

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