glucocorticoid
noun
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a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity
Types & categories
- endocrine hypernym
- corticosteroid hypernym
- corticosterone hyponym
- prednisolone hyponym
- prednisone hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | endocrine |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | corticosteroid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corticosterone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prednisolone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prednisone |