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Meaning of corticosterone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Español corticosterona
Italiano corticosterone
日本語 コルチコステロン
Română corticosteron

Examples

““The brain doesn’t get the rest it needs, resulting in a drop in executive function and accompanied by an increase in corticosterone levels.””

CEFR level

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

corticosteronemia corticotherapy corticotomy corticotrope corticotropin corticotropin-releasing hormone

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