corticosteroid

Noun corticosteroid has 1 sense

• corticosteroid(n = noun.substance) adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid - 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"
is a kind of sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormone
has particulars: mineralocorticoid, glucocorticoid, cortef, cortisol, hydrocortisone, hydrocortone, cortisone, cortone acetate, decadron, dexamethasone, dexamethasone intensol, dexone, hexadrol, oradexon, aldactone, spironolactone, aristocort, aristopak, kenalog, triamcinolone