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Corticosteroid

PharmacologyEndocrinologyImportant

A steroid hormone drug that reduces inflammation and suppresses immune responses; prednisone (Deltasone), dexamethasone (Decadron), and hydrocortisone (Cortef) are common agents.

Korean

코르티코스테로이드

염증을 줄이고 면역 반응을 억제하는 스테로이드 호르몬 약물로, 프레드니손(델타손/Deltasone), 덱사메타손(데카드론), 하이드로코르티손(코르테프/Cortef) 등이 흔히 쓰인다.

French

Corticostéroïde

Un médicament à base d'hormone stéroïdienne qui réduit l'inflammation et supprime les réponses immunitaires; prednisone (Deltasone), dexaméthasone (Decadron) et hydrocortisone (Cortef) en sont des exemples courants.

Word parts

  • cortic/oRoot(Latin) Cortex, outer layer
  • -oidSuffix(Greek) Resembling, like

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