noun
a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity
• Hypernyms: ↑hormone, ↑endocrine, ↑internal secretion, ↑corticosteroid, ↑corticoid, ↑adrenal cortical steroid
• Hyponyms:
↑corticosterone, ↑prednisolone, ↑Pediapred, ↑Prelone, ↑prednisone, ↑Orasone, ↑Deltasone, ↑Liquid Pred, ↑Meticorten
Useful english dictionary. 2012.