corticosteroid

n. 皮质类固醇 [医] 皮质甾(类)(化学), 皮质类固醇(生化)

发音

US /ˈkʰoɹɾɪko.steːɹoid/

词形变化

corticosteroids 复数 corticosteroids

别名

costicosteroid

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.

    化学 生物
  2. 2.

    Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.

    化学 生物 医学

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid English corticosteroid From cortico- + steroid.

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