glucocorticoid

English

Etymology

From gluco- +‎ corticoid.

Noun

glucocorticoid (plural glucocorticoids)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.

Hypernyms

• corticoid
• corticosteroid
• steroid
• hormone

Derived terms

• glucocorticoid receptor (“GR”)

Translations

glucocorticoid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 糖皮質激素／糖皮质激素 (zh) (tángpízhìjīsù)

• Finnish: glukokortikoidi
• French: glucocorticoïde (fr) m
• German: Glukokortikoid n, Glucocorticoid n
• Kazakh: глюкокортикоид (glükokortikoid)
• Persian: گلوکوکورتیکوئید
• Spanish: glucocorticoide m

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French glucocorticoïde.

Noun

glucocorticoid m (plural glucocorticoizi)

1. glucocorticoid

Declension

Declension of glucocorticoid

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) glucocorticoid	glucocorticoidul	(niște) glucocorticoizi	glucocorticoizii
genitive/dative	(unui) glucocorticoid	glucocorticoidului	(unor) glucocorticoizi	glucocorticoizilor
vocative	glucocorticoidule		glucocorticoizilor