コルチコステロイド

noun

corticosteroid

Medical term for a class of steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex or their synthetic analogues; used in contexts such as pharmacology, endocrinology, and clinical treatment.

• コルチコステロイドは炎えん症しょうを抑おさえるために処しょ方ほうされることがあります。

  Corticosteroids may be prescribed to reduce inflammation.