Definition
A group of hormones produced by the adrenal glands that regulate inflammation, immune function, and stress response; also synthetic versions used as medicines.
Etymology
From 'cortex' (because they're made in the adrenal cortex) plus 'steroid' (a type of hormone). This term emerged in the 20th century as these hormones were discovered and isolated.
Kelly Says
Corticosteroids like cortisol are your body's built-in emergency response system—they help you survive stressful situations, but too much for too long is actually damaging, which is why doctors carefully manage steroid use!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኮርቲኮስቴሮይድ
ko-or-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
ARالعربية
الكورتيكوستيرويدات
al-koor-ti-ko-ste-roi-daat
BNবাংলা
কর্টিকোস্টেরয়েড
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
CACatalà
corticosteroides
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-des
CSČeština
kortikosteroidy
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-dy
DADansk
kortikosteroider
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-der
DEDeutsch
Corticosteroide
kor-ti-ko-ster-oi-de
ELΕλληνικά
κορτικοστεροειδή
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-di
ESEspañol
corticosteroides
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-des
FAفارسی
کورتیکواستروئید
koor-ti-ko-vas-troi-d
FISuomi
kortikosteroidit
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-dit
FRFrançais
corticostéroïdes
kor-ti-ko-ste-ro-id
GUGU
કોર્ટિકોસ્ટેરoides
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-des
HAHA
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
HEעברית
קורטיקוסטרואידים
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-dim
HIहिन्दी
कोर्टिकोस्टेरॉइड्स
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-ds
HUMagyar
kortikoszteroidok
kor-ti-ko-s-ter-oi-dok
IDBahasa Indonesia
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
IGIG
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
ITItaliano
corticosteroidi
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-di
JA日本語
コルチコステロイド
kor-ti-ko-su-te-roi-do
KKKK
кортикостеройд
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
KMKM
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
KO한국어
코르티코스테로이드
ko-re-ti-ko-se-teo-roi-deu
MRMR
कोर्टिकोस्टेरॉइड
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
MSBahasa Melayu
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
MYမြန်မာ
ကော်တစ်ကောစတီရိုက်
ka-ot-ti-ka-os-te-roi-te
NLNederlands
corticosteroïden
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-den
NONorsk
kortikosteroider
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-der
PAPA
ਕੋਰਟਿਕੋਸਟੀਰੋਇਡ
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
PLPolski
kortykosteroidy
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-dy
PTPortuguês
corticosteroides
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-des
RORomână
corticosteroizi
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-zi
RUРусский
кортикостероиды
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-dy
SVSvenska
kortikosteroider
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-der
SWKiswahili
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
TAதமிழ்
கார்டிக்கோஸ்டெராய்டு
kaar-ti-kko-so-ste-roi-dhu
TEతెలుగు
కార్టికోస్టెరాయిడ్
kaar-ti-ko-so-ste-rai-d
THไทย
คอร์ติโคสเตอรอยด์
kor-ti-ko-so-te-roi-d
TLTL
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
TRTürkçe
kortikosteroidler
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-dler
UKУкраїнська
кортикостероїди
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-dy
URاردو
کورٹیکوस्टیروئید
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
VITiếng Việt
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
YOYO
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d
ZH中文
皮质类固醇
pí zhī lèi gù suān
ZUZU
corticosteroid
kor-ti-ko-ste-roi-d