corticoid

English

Etymology

From cortico- +‎ -oid.

Noun

corticoid (plural corticoids)

1. (medicine) Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with corticioid.

Hypernyms

• hormone

Hyponyms

• corticosteroid
• glucocorticoid
• mineralocorticoid

Derived terms

• glucocorticoid
• hypercorticoid
• mineralocorticoid
• oxycorticoid

 

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kortikoidi
• Spanish: corticoide m

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French corticoïde.

Noun

corticoid m (plural corticoizi)

1. corticoid

Declension

Declension of corticoid

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) corticoid	corticoidul	(niște) corticoizi	corticoizii
genitive/dative	(unui) corticoid	corticoidului	(unor) corticoizi	corticoizilor
vocative	corticoidule		corticoizilor