corticosteroidn.
英 ,kɔːtɪkəʊ'stɪərɒɪd; -'sterɒɪd | 美 ,kɔrtɪko'stɪr,ɔɪd; ,kɔrtɪko'stɛr,ɔɪd
中文n. [生化] 皮质类固醇；皮质甾（类）
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corticosteroid (n.)by 1945, from cortico-, word-forming element from comb. form of Latin cortex "bark of a tree" (see cortex), applied since c. 1890 to various surface structures of plants, animals, or organs + steroid. So called because they are produced in the adrenal cortex. Related: Corticosterone.
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