Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Adrian
Adriatic
Adriatic Sea
adrift
adroit
ADSL
adsorb
adsorbate
adsorbent
adsorption
adspeak
adspend
ADT
aduki bean
adularescent
adularia
adulate
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

adrenocorticosteroid

ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·ster·oid [ ə drnō kàwrtikō str òyd, ə drnō kàwrtikō stér òyd ] (plural ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·ster·oids)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. hormone produced by adrenal glands: any steroid hormone released from the adrenal cortex

2. synthetic steroid drug: a drug that mimics steroids produced by the adrenal cortex

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft