- adrenocorticosteroid
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/euh dree"noh kawr'ti koh ster"oyd, -stear"-/, n. Biochem.any of a group of steroid hormones produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland.[1960-65; ADRENO- + CORTICOSTEROID]
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adrenocorticosteroid
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adrenocorticosteroid — [ə drē′nōkôr΄tə kō stir′oid, ə drē′nō kôr΄tə kōster′oid] n. CORTICOSTEROID … English World dictionary
adrenocorticosteroid — noun Date: 1960 a steroid obtained from, resembling, or having physiological effects like those of the adrenal cortex … New Collegiate Dictionary
adrenocorticosteroid — ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·ste·roid sti(ə)r .ȯid, ste(ə)r n a steroid (as cortisone or cortisol) obtained from, resembling, or having physiological effects like those of hormones of the adrenal cortex … Medical dictionary
adrenocorticosteroid — ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·steroid … English syllables
adrenocorticosteroid — a•dre•no•cor•ti•co•ster•oid [[t]əˈdri noʊˌkɔr tɪ koʊˈstɛr ɔɪd, ˈstɪər [/t]] n. phl biochem. any of a group of steroid hormones produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
adrenocorticosteroid — ə¦drēnōˌkōrd.ə̇kōˈ ̷ ̷ ( ̷ ̷ )ˌ ̷ ̷ , ren noun Etymology: adrenocortical + o + steroid : a steroid (as cortisone or hydrocortisone) obtained from, resembling, or having physiological effects like those of the adrenal cortex * * * /euh dree noh… … Useful english dictionary
blood disease — Introduction any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone … Universalium
mitotane — An antineoplastic agent. * * * mi·to·tane (miґto tān) [USP] a cytotoxic compound related to the insecticides DDT and TDE (DDD) that causes severe damage to the adrenal cortex, causing a rapid decrease in adrenocorticosteroid production; used … Medical dictionary
