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cortisol definition

cor·ti·sol (kôrt′ə sôl′, -sōl′)

noun

hydrocortisone

Etymology: cortisone + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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