Corticosteroid

corticosteroid /cor·ti·co·ster·oid/ (-ster´oid) any of the steroids elaborated by the adrenal cortex (excluding the sex hormones) or any synthetic equivalents; divided into two major groups, the glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids; used clinically for hormonal replacement therapy, for suppression of ACTH secretion, as anti-inflammatory agents, and to suppress the immune response.

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cor·ti·co·ste·roid (kôrt-k-stîroid, -str-)

n.

Any of the steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex or their synthetic equivalents.

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Corticosteroid

A class of drugs based on hormones formed in the adrenal gland, used to reduce inflammation. They increase the likelihood of hyperinfection syndrome in patients with threadworm infection.

Mentioned in: Atopic Dermatitis, Shingles, Skin Lesions, Threadworm Infection

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corticosteroid (kôr´tikōstir´oid),

n See steroid, adrenocortical.

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corticosteroid

any of the hormones produced by the adrenal cortex; also, their synthetic equivalents. Called also adrenocortical hormone and adrenocorticosteroid. All the hormones are steroids having similar chemical structures, but quite different physiological effects. Generally they are divided into glucocorticoids (cortisol, or hydrocortisone, and corticosterone), mineralocorticoids (aldosterone and desoxycorticosterone, and also corticosterone) and androgens.

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corticosteroid-binding globulin

a-globulin that binds unconjugated corticosteroid and transports it in the plasma; called also transcortin.