deoxycorticosterone

de·ox·y·cor·ti·cos·ter·one (d-ks-kôrt-kst-rn)

n.

A steroid hormone produced synthetically or by the adrenal cortex and used to treat adrenal insufficiency. Also called 21-hydroxyprogesterone.

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11-desoxycorticosterone, deoxycorticosterone, deoxycortone

one of the mineralocorticoids, adrenocortical steroids which lack a substituent at C-11; has a greater effect on electrolyte metabolism than glucocorticoids. Available pharmaceutically as the acetate (DOCA), which is short-acting, and the pivalate (DOCP), a slow release form for use in the treatment of hypoadrenocorticism.