glucocorticoid

English

Etymology

From gluco- +‎ corticoid.

Noun

glucocorticoid (plural glucocorticoids)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.

Hypernyms

• corticoid
• corticosteroid
• steroid
• hormone

Derived terms

• glucocorticoid receptor (“GR”)

Translations

glucocorticoid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 糖皮質激素 / 糖皮质激素 (zh) (tángpízhìjīsù)

• Finnish: glukokortikoidi
• French: glucocorticoïde (fr) m
• German: Glukokortikoid n, Glucocorticoid n
• Kazakh: глюкокортикоид (glükokortikoid)
• Persian: گلوکوکورتیکوئید
• Spanish: glucocorticoide m

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French glucocorticoïde.

Noun

glucocorticoid m (plural glucocorticoizi)

1. glucocorticoid

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	glucocorticoid	glucocorticoidul		glucocorticoizi	glucocorticoizii
genitive-dative	glucocorticoid	glucocorticoidului		glucocorticoizi	glucocorticoizilor
vocative	glucocorticoidule			glucocorticoizilor