corticosteroid Biochem.
(ˌkɔːtɪkəʊˈstɪərɔɪd)
[f. cortico- + steroid.]
= corticoid.
| 1944 Chem. Abstr. XXXVIII. 3707 (heading) Corticosteroids. 1958 Immunology I. 237 Particular attention was paid to patients treated with corticosteroids (cortisone or delta-corticoids). 1961 Brit. Med. Dict. 356/2 Corticosteroids, substances of steroid structure isolated from the adrenal cortex... They..include cortisone and corticosterone. 1966 New Scientist 25 Aug. 430/3 The adrenal glands became heavier and there is an increased production of corticosteroids, with a consequent decrease in reproductive faculties. 1969 Daily Tel. 19 Dec. 11/7 Corticosteroids, another important hormone group, suppress the pain, irritation and other symptoms of inflammation in, say, rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and infantile eczema. |