Defenition of the word glucocorticoid

• Defenition of the word glucocorticoid

  • a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals and has anti-inflammatory activity
  • a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity

Hyponyms for the word glucocorticoid

• • corticosterone
  • Deltasone
  • Liquid Pred
  • Meticorten
  • Orasone
  • Pediapred
  • prednisolone
  • prednisone
  • Prelone

Hypernyms for the word glucocorticoid

• • adrenal cortical steroid
  • corticoid
  • corticosteroid
  • endocrine
  • hormone
  • internal secretion

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