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cor·ti·sol
(kôr′tĭ-sôl′, -zôl′, -sōl′, -zōl′)n.
A steroid hormone, C21H30O5, produced by the adrenal cortex, that regulates carbohydrate metabolism, maintains blood pressure, and is released in response to stress; hydrocortisone.
[cortis(one) + -ol.]
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cortisol
(ˈkɔːtɪˌsɒl)n
(Biochemistry) another name for hydrocortisone
[C20: from cortis(one) + -ol2]
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cor•ti•sol
(ˈkɔr təˌsɔl, -ˌsoʊl)n.
one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
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| Noun | 1. | cortisol - an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid - 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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kortizol
Cortisol
cortisol
cortisolo
kortyzol
cor·ti·sol
n. cortisol, hormona secretada por la corteza suprarrenal.
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cortisol
n cortisol mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.