| 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. |
| CORTICOIDS | • corticoids n. Plural of corticoid. • CORTICOID n. any of the steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex, also CORTICOSTEROID. |
| CRICOID | • cricoid adj. (Anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage. • cricoid n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of cricoid cartilage.. • CRICOID n. a ring-shaped cartilage forming the wall of the larynx. |
| CRICOIDS | • cricoids n. Plural of cricoid. • CRICOID n. a ring-shaped cartilage forming the wall of the larynx. |
| ERICOID | • ericoid adj. Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica. • ERICOID adj. with heather-like leaves. |
| GLUCOCORTICOID | • glucocorticoid n. (Biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are… • GLUCOCORTICOID n. any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| GLUCOCORTICOIDS | • glucocorticoids n. Plural of glucocorticoid. • GLUCOCORTICOID n. any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| HELICOID | • helicoid adj. Having the form of a flattened helix. • helicoid n. (Mathematics) A minimal surface in the form of a flattened helix. • HELICOID n. a type of geometrical curve, a flattened spiral. |
| HELICOIDAL | • helicoidal adj. Helicoid. • HELICOIDAL adj. relating to a helicoid, a flattened spiral. |
| HELICOIDALLY | • helicoidally adv. In the form of a helicoid. • HELICOIDAL adv. relating to a helicoid, a flattened spiral. |
| HELICOIDS | • helicoids n. Plural of helicoid. • HELICOID n. a type of geometrical curve, a flattened spiral. |
| LUMBRICOID | • lumbricoid adj. Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus or family Lumbricidae. • LUMBRICOID adj. wormlike. |
| SORICOID | • soricoid adj. Soricine; shrew-like. • SORICOID adj. shrewlike, also SORICINE. |
| VARICOID | • varicoid adj. Resembling a varix. • VARICOID adj. resembling a swollen vein. |