Corticosterone

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism. countable, uncountable

    "“The brain doesn’t get the rest it needs, resulting in a drop in executive function and accompanied by an increase in corticosterone levels.”"

  2. 2
    secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body wordnet

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hormone

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"“The brain doesn’t get the rest it needs, resulting in a drop in executive function and accompanied by an increase in corticosterone levels.”"

Etymology

From cortico- + -sterone.

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adrenal gland

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