- cor|tin
- cor|tin «KR tihn», noun.an extract of the adrenal cortex containing cortisone and other hormones.
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e|lec|tro|cor|tin — «ih LEHK troh KR tihn», noun. = aldosterone. (Cf. ↑aldosterone) … 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
tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… … English syllables
cor de chasse — French French (fr[e^]nch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois, fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf. {Frankish}.] Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cortin — cor·tin … English syllables
transcortin — An α2 globulin in blood that binds cortisol and corticosterone; the principal corticosteroid binding protein in the plasma. SYN: corticosteroid binding globulin, corticosteroid binding protein. * * * trans·cor·tin kȯrt ən n an alpha globulin… … Medical dictionary
cortin — [kôr′tin] n. 〚 CORT(EX) + IN1〛 a mixture of hormones from the adrenal cortex * * * cor·tin (kôrʹtn) n. An adrenal cortex extract that contains a mixture of hormones including cortisone. [cortex + … Universalium
lipocortin — lip·o·cor·tin (lip″o korґtin) original name for certain proteins now determined to be members of the class of annexins … Medical dictionary
pro-opiomelanocortin — (POMC) pro opio·mel·a·no·cor·tin (POMC) (pro o″pe o mel″ə no korґtin) [pro + endogenous opioids + melanocyte stimulating hormone + corticotropin + in] the 31,000 dalton prohormone that is the precursor of corticotropin, the… … Medical dictionary
cortin — SYN: corticosteroid. * * * cor·tin kȯrt ən n 1) the active principle of the adrenal cortex now known to consist of several hormones 2) an aqueous hormone containing extract of the adrenal cortex … Medical dictionary
