Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adrenal_cortical_steroid

1 sense of adrenal cortical steroid

Sense 1
corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid -- (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions")
       => steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone -- (any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)