corticosteroid
معنی فارسی
کورتيکواستروييد
معنی کامل و مثالها
/kôr´ti kō´stir´oid´/n.
● (تنکردشناسی) کورتیکواستروئید (انواع هورمونها که توسط غدد فوق کلیوی ترشح میشود)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From cortico- (relating to the cortex) + steroid (type of hormone).
مثال
- Corticosteroids are commonly prescribed to reduce inflammation.
- The patient was given a corticosteroid injection for pain relief.
- Long-term use of corticosteroids can have side effects.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- 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”