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

1 sense of corticosterone

Sense 1
corticosterone -- (secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body)
       => glucocorticoid -- (a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity)