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Noun: glucocorticoid
  1. A steroid hormone that affects gonad function and has anti-inflammatory activity
    "Prednisone is a commonly prescribed synthetic glucocorticoid"

Derived forms: glucocorticoids

Type of: adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid, endocrine, hormone, internal secretion

Encyclopedia: Glucocorticoid