cortical hormone
1cortical hormone — corticosteroid …
2hormone — [ ɔrmɔn; ɔrmon ] n. f. • 1911; en angl. (1905); du gr. hormôn « exciter » ♦ Substance chimique élaborée par un groupe de cellules ou un organe, et qui exerce une action spécifique sur un autre tissu ou un autre organe. Les hormones sont… …
3Hormone replacement therapy (female-to-male) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. However, not all cases of hormone replacement therapy are used by transgendered people …
4hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… …
5Hormone — A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs. Many hormones are secreted by specialized glands such as the thyroid gland. Hormones are essential for every activity of daily living,… …
6Adrenocorticotropic hormone — proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta lipotropin/ alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta endorphin) proopiomelanocortin derivatives POMC     …
7adrenal cortical steroid — 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 • Syn: ↑corticosteroid …
8sex hormone — noun any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs • Syn: ↑steroid hormone, ↑steroid • Derivationally related forms: ↑steroidal (for: ↑steroid) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
9steroid hormone — noun any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs • Syn: ↑steroid, ↑sex hormone • Derivationally related forms: ↑steroidal (for: ↑steroid) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
10Corticosteroid — Any of the steroid hormones made by the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland. Cortisol is a corticosteroid. * * * A steroid produced by the adrenal cortex ( i.e., adrenal corticoid); a corticoid containing a steroid. SYN: adrenocorticoid,… …
