noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
This entry combines structured lexical data with WordToolSet review checks. Definitions, examples, synonyms, and usage notes may come from different source tables, so the page is designed to show evidence from more than one angle before you rely on "cortisol" in a final draft.
If a word has several senses, prefer the sense that matches your sentence's grammar and surrounding context. A correct definition can still be the wrong choice when the sentence needs a different register, emphasis, or level of specificity.
Read the first definition as a starting point, then check the example, synonyms, and part of speech before treating "cortisol" as the right word for your sentence.
If your draft is formal, technical, persuasive, or sensitive, compare "cortisol" with a nearby alternative so the final choice matches both meaning and reader expectation.
Check whether "cortisol" is acting as noun in your sentence. A definition is only useful when the grammar matches the way the word is being used.
Compare it with "hydrocortisone" and other nearby choices to see whether the sentence needs a softer, stronger, or more familiar word.
Use the example sentence below as an evidence check, then read your own sentence out loud to catch tone or rhythm problems.
Review note: Definition pages are checked for source coverage, sentence evidence, synonym support, and editorial insight before they are treated as approval-ready pages. If the evidence is too thin, the page remains available to users but is kept out of the approval-facing indexed inventory.
Before publishing a sentence with "cortisol", ask whether the word helps the reader understand the idea faster. A precise word should reduce confusion, not simply make the sentence look more polished.
When the definition, synonym evidence, and example context point in the same direction, the word is usually a safer choice. When they conflict, revise the sentence or choose a clearer alternative.
"There is experimental evidence showing that cortisol restrains the intensity and duration of the emergency reaction to stress, and catecholamines have been shown to enhance emotional memory in the amygdala (see subsection on "Noradrenaline"). Thus, individuals lacking cortisol would overstore traumatic memories ."
"To troubleshoot your health in case of a mysterious illness, try an elimination diet with only one "superfood" food introduced at first and then add one superfood at a time slowly. Hint, start out in this order: 1/2 pound avocados, 1 gallon milk or kefir, potatoes (not too much at all), 8 ounces Castelvetrano olives, 4 ounces capers,1 liter black tea, 8 ounces raw organic basil garlic dip, and 5 teaspoons raw organic honey. Research your illness day and night. Take breaks with art or creative writing. Keep your brain working! Add superfoods with antiviral properties one by one. Force yourself to be a Sherlock Holmes and know more than your doctor. Socialize 2 hours a day and strive for a peaceful recovery that lowers cortisol and adrenaline. Drinking gallons of fermented milk significantly lowers your cortisol and stress. The Mongols conquered the world with this trick by drinking a fermented horse mare milk called kumis, also called airag. Try to kill viruses with the best and safest antiviral superfoods. Good luck and best wishes."
A glucocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress. When used medicinally it is known as hydrocortisone.
Common synonyms include: hydrocortisone, cortef, hydrocortone.
To troubleshoot your health in case of a mysterious illness, try an elimination diet with only one "superfood" food introduced at first and then add one superfood at a time slowly. Hint, start out in this order: 1/2 pound avocados, 1 gallon milk or kefir, potatoes (not too much at all), 8 ounces Castelvetrano olives, 4 ounces capers,1 liter black tea, 8 ounces raw organic basil garlic dip, and 5 teaspoons raw organic honey. Research your illness day and night. Take breaks with art or creative writing. Keep your brain working! Add superfoods with antiviral properties one by one. Force yourself to be a Sherlock Holmes and know more than your doctor. Socialize 2 hours a day and strive for a peaceful recovery that lowers cortisol and adrenaline. Drinking gallons of fermented milk significantly lowers your cortisol and stress. The Mongols conquered the world with this trick by drinking a fermented horse mare milk called kumis, also called airag. Try to kill viruses with the best and safest antiviral superfoods. Good luck and best wishes.
Pronounced /ˈkɔː.tɪ.sɒl/.
From cortisone + -ol.