Associations to the word «Glucocorticoid»

Wiktionary

GLUCOCORTICOID, noun. (steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.
GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR, noun. (protein) a protein found in multiple forms within cells, which binds glucocorticoids and subsequently influences gene transcription

Dictionary definition

GLUCOCORTICOID, noun. A steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats