corticosteroid
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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
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | steroid hormone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mineralocorticoid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | glucocorticoid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrocortisone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cortisone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dexamethasone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spironolactone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | triamcinolone |