glu·co·cor·ti·coid 
(gl′kō-kôrtĭ-koid′)
(gl′kō-kôrtĭ-koid′)n.
Any of a group of steroid hormones, such as cortisol, that are produced by the adrenal cortex, are involved in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, and have anti-inflammatory properties.
[Shortening of glucocorticosteroid.]
- intraspecies
- intraspecific
- intrastate
- intrauterine
- intrauterine device
- intravasation
- intravascular
- intravascularly
- intravenous
- intravenously
- intravenous pyelogram
- intravenous pyelography
- intravital
- intravitally
- intreat
- intrench
- intrench
- intrepid
- intrepidity
- intrepidly
- intrepidness
- intricacy
- intricate
- intricately
- intricateness