单词 | cortisol |
释义 | cortisol (once / 79325 pages) n WORD FAMILY cortisol USAGE EXAMPLESBroken-heart syndrome is when a surge of stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol, cause arteries to seize, limiting blood flow to the heart. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Some stressed-out fish enjoy a massage, flocking to objects that rub their flanks until their cortisol levels drop. The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016) His advice to anyone experiencing raised levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, is to realise that the problem is beyond their control. BBC(Nov 09, 2016) n an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism Syn|Hyper Cortef, Hydrocortone, hydrocortisone adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response |
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