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corticosteroid Definition

cor·ti·co·ster·oid (kôr′ti kō′stiro̵id′, -kästə ro̵id′)

noun

any of the steroid hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex, or any compound derived from these or prepared synthetically and having a similar structure

Etymology: cortico- + steroid

corticosteroid Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • inhale: For more on inhaled corticosteroids, read our article.
  • administer: It is controversial whether administering corticosteroids to a premature foal is beneficial.
  • induce: The prevention of corticosteroid induced bone loss with intermittent cyclical etidronate.
  • prescribe: In this case, your doctor may be able to prescribe a corticosteroid to help relieve the irritation.
  • contain: Most preventer inhalers contain corticosteroids, which are similar to natural hormones produced in the body.

Preposition: in

  • injury: Very soon there will be more patients in the CRASH trial than in all previous trials of corticosteroids in head injury combined.

Adjective modifier

  • intranasal: A second small RCT found limited evidence that intranasal corticosteroids plus antibiotics improved symptoms compared with antibiotics alone.
  • intralesional: What is the evidence for intralesional corticosteroids in alopecia areata?
  • topical: Topical corticosteroids can be used safely by most people.
  • systemic: In contrast with the investigation mentioned above patients were excluded that used local or systemic corticosteroids.
  • potent: Compared with potent topical corticosteroids, no significant difference was shown.
  • epidural: A meta-analysis on the efficacy of epidural corticosteroids in the treatment of sciatica.

Modifies a noun

  • injection: Two of three trials showed corticosteroid injection to be better than NSAID.
  • therapy: However, long-term corticosteroid therapy does more harm than good.
  • hormone: Cushing's disease or syndrome is a hormonal disorder characterized by very high levels of corticosteroid hormones in the blood stream.
  • tablet: Severe cases may need to be treated orally with corticosteroid tablets.
  • cream: In more severe cases, corticosteroid creams may be prescribed.
  • dose: In general these effects were observed earlier with Seretide compared to inhaled corticosteroid alone and at a lower inhaled corticosteroid dose.

Noun used with modifier

  • high-dose: The symptoms of aseptic meningitis respond readily to high-dose corticosteroid treatment.
  • dose: Patients who have required high dose emergency corticosteroid therapy in the past may also be at risk.

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