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Cortisol

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Noun

1. cortef, cortisol, hydrocortisone, hydrocortone

an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism

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Cortisol

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noun
another name for hydrocortisone

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Cortisol

see synonyms of cortisol
noun
hydrocortisone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cortisol

see synonyms of cortisol
n.
A steroid hormone, C21H30O5, produced by the adrenal cortex, that regulates carbohydrate metabolism, maintains blood pressure, and is released in response to stress; hydrocortisone.

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