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Corticoid

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex
  2. 2
    a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response wordnet

Etymology

From cortico- + -oid.

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