dehydrocorticosterone — (ˌ)dēˌhīdrō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dehydr + corticosterone : a crystalline triketone C21H28O4 extracted from the adrenal cortex and also made synthetically called also 11 dehydrocorticosterone; see cortisone … Useful english dictionary
dehydrocorticosterone — de·hy·dro·corticosterone … English syllables
11-dehydrocorticosterone — noun see dehydrocorticosterone … Useful english dictionary
Corticosteroid — Corticosterone Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation,… … Wikipedia
Cortisone — Not to be confused with cortisol (a.k.a. hydrocortisone), a similar compound with a similar name, genesis, and function. Cortisone … Wikipedia
steroid — /stear oyd, ster /, Biochem. n. 1. any of a large group of fat soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action. adj. 2. Also, steroidal /sti royd l, ste /. pertaining to or … Universalium
cortisone — noun A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone; 17 hydroxy 11 dehydrocorticosterone, with formula CHO … Wiktionary
compound — 1. In chemistry, a substance formed by the covalent or electrostatic union of two or more elements, generally differing entirely in physical characteristics from any of its components. 2. In pharmacy, denoting a preparation containing several… … Medical dictionary
cortisone — A glucocorticoid not normally secreted in significant quantities by the human adrenal cortex. Endogenously, it is probably a metabolite of hydrocortisone but exhibits no biological activity until converted to hydrocortisone (cortisol); it acts… … Medical dictionary
hormone — Synonyms and related words: Allen Doisy hormone, adjuvant, adrenosterone, androgen, androsterone, autacoid, bile, carminative, chalone, cholecystokinin, chondrotrophic hormone, corticosterone, counterirritant, dehydrocorticosterone, digestive… … Moby Thesaurus
