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corticosterone definition

cor·ti·co·ster·one (kôr′ti kō′stir′ōn′, -käs′tə rōn′)

noun

a corticosteroid, CHO, that aids muscle efficiency, carbohydrate metabolism, etc.

Etymology: cortico- + ster(ol) + -one

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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