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Definition: adrenal cortical steroid
adrenal cortical steroid
n : 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,
corticoid]