Search Result for "adrenal_cortical_steroid":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response;
- Example: "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
[syn: corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adrenal cortical steroid
    n 1: a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or
         synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and
         decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical
         steroids are used to treat many different conditions" [syn:
         corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid]