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Meaning of Corticosteroid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈkʰoɹɾɪko.steːɹoid

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
  2. Any of several synthetic hormones of related structure.

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Examples

“Wúràọlá’s first patient was a man who had not noticed any significant improvement after a regimen of corticosteroids had been prescribed for his spondylosis.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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