Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of the steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex or their synthetic equivalents, such as cortisol and aldosterone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a synthetic analog of such a compound.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry Any of a group of
steroid hormones , secreted by theadrenal cortex , that are involved in a large range ofphysiological systems. - noun biochemistry, pharmacology Any of several
synthetic hormones of related structure.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
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Examples
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Funding source may be associated with findings regarding adverse effects in corticosteroid studies
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The study results also show a safety profile for LX211 at the 0.4 mg / kg bid dose that suggests the experimental drug would be suitable for chronic use as the first oral treatment for this sight-threatening inflammatory eye disease, while also providing a means to greatly reduce the serious health risks associated with long-term corticosteroid use.
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The Government also provides treatment for those 70 years or older with very low bone density, even without a fracture, and in some other situations such as high-dose, long-term corticosteroid use.
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Although 6-mercaptopurine and azathioprine may not prevent further relapses, medical management of these flares my be less intense and may not require long-term corticosteroid use.
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Your doctor will prescribe a medicine called a "corticosteroid" to take for 3 days during each treatment with ALIMTA.
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Cortisone injections, also referred to as corticosteroid injections, are not a cure for joint afflictions.
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Azelastine is an anti-allergic drug and fluticasone is a corticosteroid, which is a class of steroid hormones.
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They report that some of thier Doctors placed them on a corticosteroid, which is a steroid form of cortisol, to help increase their own levels of this adrenal hormone that becomes low in people with Adrenal Fatigue.
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Your healthcare professional will prescribe a medicine called a corticosteroid, which lowers your chances of getting skin reactions with ALIMTA.
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Then, apply a topical treatment such as corticosteroid cream or tea tree oil.
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