corticoid vs corticosteroid what difference
what is difference between corticoid and corticosteroid
English
Etymology
cortico- + -oid
Noun
corticoid (plural corticoids)
- (medicine) Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex
Hyponyms
Hypernyms
- hormone
Derived terms
- glucocorticoid
- mineralocorticoid
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From French corticoïde
Noun
corticoid m (plural corticoizi)
- corticoid
Declension
English
Etymology
cortico- + steroid
Noun
corticosteroid (plural corticosteroids)
- (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.
Hyponyms
- glucocorticoid
- mineralocorticoid
Hypernyms
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From French corticostéroïd
Noun
corticosteroid m (plural corticosteroizi)
- corticosteroid
Declension
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