corticosteroid

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• May 21. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  corticosteroid — noun — english

  a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"