| CORTICOID | • corticoid n. (Medicine) Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex. • CORTICOID n. any of the steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOSTEROID. |
| CORTICOSE | • corticose adj. Abounding in bark; resembling bark; barky. • CORTICOSE adj. consisting of or like bark. |
| CORTICOIDS | • corticoids n. Plural of corticoid. • CORTICOID n. any of the steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOSTEROID. |
| CORTICOLOUS | • corticolous adj. Living or growing on bark. • CORTICOLOUS adj. living or growing on tree bark. |
| CORTICOTROPIC | • corticotropic adj. (Medicine) That stimulates the adrenal cortex; of or pertaining to corticotropin. • CORTICOTROPIC adj. stimulating the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOTROPHIC. |
| CORTICOTROPIN | • corticotropin n. (Biochemistry, endocrinology) Synonym of adrenocorticotropic hormone. • CORTICOTROPIN n. a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland, also CORTICOTROPHIN. |
| CORTICOSTEROID | • corticosteroid n. (Biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are… • corticosteroid n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure. • CORTICOSTEROID n. any of the steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOID. |
| CORTICOSTERONE | • corticosterone n. (Biochemistry, steroids) A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism. • CORTICOSTERONE n. a colorless crystalline corticosteroid important in protein and carbohydrate metabolism. |
| CORTICOTROPHIC | • corticotrophic adj. Alternative form of corticotropic. • CORTICOTROPHIC adj. stimulating the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOTROPIC. |
| CORTICOTROPHIN | • corticotrophin n. Alternative form of corticotropin. • CORTICOTROPHIN n. a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland, also CORTICOTROPIN. |
| CORTICOTROPINS | • corticotropins n. Plural of corticotropin. • CORTICOTROPIN n. a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland, also CORTICOTROPHIN. |
| CORTICOSTEROIDS | • corticosteroids n. Plural of corticosteroid. • CORTICOSTEROID n. any of the steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOID. |
| CORTICOSTERONES | • corticosterones n. Plural of corticosterone. • CORTICOSTERONE n. a colorless crystalline corticosteroid important in protein and carbohydrate metabolism. |
| CORTICOTROPHINS | • corticotrophins n. Plural of corticotrophin. • CORTICOTROPHIN n. a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland, also CORTICOTROPIN. |