- cor|ti|coid
- cor|ti|coid «KR tuh koyd», noun, adjective.= corticosteroid. (Cf. ↑corticosteroid)
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cor|a|coid — «KR uh koyd, KOR », noun, adjective. Anatomy. –n. 1. a bone between the shoulder blade and the breastbone in birds and certain reptiles. 2. a bony process extending from the shoulder blade to or toward the breastbone in mammals. –adj. of this… … Useful english dictionary
glu|co|cor|ti|coid — «GLOO koh KR tuh koyd», noun. any one of a group of steroid hormones, such as cortisone, produced by the adrenal cortex and affecting glucose metabolism. They are used in the treatment of arthritis, asthma, etc. ╂[< Greek glykýs sweet +… … Useful english dictionary
min|er|al|o|cor|ti|coid — «MIHN uhr uh luh KR tuh koyd», noun. any steroid hormone of a group produced by the adrenal cortex, which plays an important part in metabolism, especially in controlling the salt and water balance in the body … Useful english dictionary
cor — cor·a·cid·i·um; cor·a·ci·idae; cor·a·cite; cor·a·cle; cor·a·co·bra·chi·a·lis; cor·a·coid·al; cor·a·co·ra·di·a·lis; cor·al·lig·e·na; cor·al·li·idae; cor·al·li·na; cor·al·li·na·ce·ae; cor·al·li·ta; cor·al·lite; cor·al·loid; cor·al·lo·rhi·za;… … English syllables
coid — agar·i·coid; alop·e·coid; an·thra·coid; au·ta·coid; ber·y·coid; ca·ly·coid; ci·mi·coid; con·i·coid; cor·a·coid·al; cys·ti·cer·coid; dip·lo·coc·coid; er·i·coid; hy·ra·coid; lim·a·coid; mal·a·coid; me·nis·coid; ob·e·lis·coid; pi·coid; pin·a·coid;… … English syllables
coracoid — cor·a·coid … English syllables
coracoidal — cor·a·coid·al … English syllables
corticoid — cor·ti·coid … English syllables
corticosteroid — cor•ti•co•ster•oid [[t]ˌkɔr tɪ koʊˈstɛr ɔɪd, ˈstɪər [/t]] n. 1) biochem. any of a class of steroid hormones formed in the cortex of the adrenal gland and having antiinflammatory properties 2) any chemically similar synthesized hormone Also called … From formal English to slang
coracoid — cor•a•coid [[t]ˈkɔr əˌkɔɪd, ˈkɒr [/t]] n. anat. zool. a bony process on the scapula of mammals that extends to the sternum in birds, reptiles, and monotremes • Etymology: 1700–10; < NL coracoīdēs < Gk korakoeidḗs ravenlike =korak , s. of… … From formal English to slang
