glucocorticoid
[ gloo-koh-kawr-ti-koid ]
/ ˌglu koʊˈkɔr tɪˌkɔɪd /
noun Biochemistry.
any of a class of steroid hormones that are synthesized by the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and have anti-inflammatory activity.
Origin of glucocorticoid
Words nearby glucocorticoid
glucinum,
gluck,
gluco-,
glucocerebroside,
glucochlorose,
glucocorticoid,
glucofuranose,
glucogenesis,
glucokinase,
glucokinetic,
glucolipid
British Dictionary definitions for glucocorticoid
glucocorticoid
/ (ˌɡluːkəʊˈkɔːtɪˌkɔɪd) /
noun
any of a class of corticosteroids that control carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism and have anti-inflammatory activity
Medical definitions for glucocorticoid
glucocorticoid
[ glōō′kō-kôr′tĭ-koid′ ]
n.
Any of a group of anti-inflammatory steroidlike compounds, such as hydrocortisone, that are produced by the adrenal cortex, are involved in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, and are used as anti-inflammatory agents.