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glucocorticoid

Meaning of "glucocorticoid" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF GLUCOCORTICOID

ˌɡluːkəʊˈkɔːtɪˌkɔɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLUCOCORTICOID

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glucocorticoid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLUCOCORTICOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glucocorticoid

Glucocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones that bind to the glucocorticoid receptor, which is present in almost every vertebrate animal cell. The name glucocorticoid derives from its role in the regulation of the metabolism of glucose, its synthesis in the adrenal cortex, and its steroidal structure. A less common synonym is glucocorticosteroid. GCs are part of the feedback mechanism in the immune system that turns immune activity down. They are therefore used in medicine to treat diseases caused by an overactive immune system, such as allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and sepsis. GCs have many diverse effects, including potentially harmful side effects, and as a result are rarely sold over the counter. They also interfere with some of the abnormal mechanisms in cancer cells, so they are used in high doses to treat cancer. This includes mainly inhibitory effects on lymphocyte proliferation and mitigation of side effects of anticancer drugs. GCs cause their effects by binding to the glucocorticoid receptor.

Definition of glucocorticoid in the English dictionary

The definition of glucocorticoid in the dictionary is any of a class of corticosteroids that control carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism and have anti-inflammatory activity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLUCOCORTICOID

autacoid · autocoid · bombycoid · brachypinakoid · calycoid · clinopinacoid · coracoid · ericoid · eunuchoid · Fabrikoid · gynaecoid · gynecoid · helicoid · lumbricoid · macropinacoid · mineralocorticoid · pinacoid · pithecoid · scolecoid · thylakoid

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLUCOCORTICOID

glucinum · Gluck · glucokinase · gluconate · gluconeogenesis · gluconeogenic · gluconic acid · glucophore · glucoprotein · glucosamine · glucosamine sulphate · glucose · glucose syrup · glucosic · glucosidal · glucosidase · glucoside · glucosidic · glucosuria · glucosuric

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLUCOCORTICOID

cercopithecoid · coccoid · corticoid · cricoid · cysticercoid · discoid · fucoid · gonococcoid · helcoid · mucoid · muscoid · oniscoid · percoid · phacoid · placoid · plerocercoid · sarcoid · scincoid · varicoid · viscoid

Synonyms and antonyms of glucocorticoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glucocorticoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLUCOCORTICOID

Find out the translation of glucocorticoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of glucocorticoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glucocorticoid» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

糖皮质激素
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

glucocorticoides
570 millions of speakers
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English

glucocorticoid
510 millions of speakers
hi

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glucocorticoid
380 millions of speakers
ar

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جلايكورتيكود
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

глюкокортикоидов
278 millions of speakers
pt

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glicocorticóide
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

glucocorticoid
260 millions of speakers
fr

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glucocorticoïdes
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Glucocorticoid
190 millions of speakers
de

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Glukokortikoid
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

グルココルチコイド
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

글루코 코르티코이드
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Glukokortikoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

glucocorticoid
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

குளூக்கோக்கார்ட்டிகாய்டு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लुकोकॉर्टीकॉइड
75 millions of speakers
tr

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glukokortikoid
70 millions of speakers
it

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glucocorticoidi
65 millions of speakers
pl

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glikokortykoid
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

глюкокортикоїдів
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

glucocorticoizi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλυκοκορτικοειδών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glukokortikoïed
14 millions of speakers
sv

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glukokortikoid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glukokortikoid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glucocorticoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLUCOCORTICOID»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of glucocorticoid
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «glucocorticoid».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glucocorticoid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLUCOCORTICOID»

Discover the use of glucocorticoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glucocorticoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism
(From Axelrod L. Glucocorticoid therapy. Medicine [Baltimore] 1976; 55:39, and Axelrod L. Glucocorticoids. In: Kelley WN, Harris ED Jr, Ruddy S, Sledge CB, eds. Textbook of rheumatology, 4th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1993:779.) ...
Kenneth L. Becker, 2001
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Recent Advances in Glucocorticoid Receptor Action
A. Cato, H. Schaecke, Khusru Asadullah, K. Asadullah. The combination of dithranol and topical GCs may be useful in patients with thick recaleitrant psoriatic plaques that respond only slowly to conventional treatment. In hyperkeratotic lesions ...
A. Cato, H. Schaecke, Khusru Asadullah, 2002
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Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis
In addition, as hormone imbalances contribute to glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, more information on hormone replacement in older women, and the use of SERMs and bone anabolic agents, such as parathyroid hormone, would be very ...
Andrea Giustina, Alberto Angeli, Ernesto Canalis, 2002
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Glucocorticoids
This work traces the history of glucocorticoid biology from the seminal description of glucocorticoid insufficiency by Thomas Addison in the mid-19th century, up to current advances in elucidating the molecular basis of glucocorticoid ...
Nicolas J. Goulding, Rod J. Flower, 2001
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Cost-effectiveness Analyses of Anti-resorptive Agents for ...
A population-based, retrospective study of British patients in general practices indicated that only 14% (41/303) of long-term (for at least 3 months) oral glucocorticoid users aged 12-94 years had received preventive medication in the past four ...
Jun-Yen Yeh, 2007
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Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians
When blood levels of glucocorticoid are low, a signal is sent to the hypothalamus to secrete releasing factor. This releasing factor then signals the anterior pituitary gland to secrete ACTH. ACTH in turn signals the adrenal cortex to produce ...
Janet Amundson Romich, 2005
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Fundamental Immunology
The molecular mechanisms by which glucocorticoid resistance can occur are described in the following. Glucocorticoid Receptor Several mutations and polymorphisms have been found in the glucocorticoid receptor associated with defective ...
William E. Paul, 2008
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Roach's Introductory Clinical Pharmacology
a day and during a short time (as little as 5 to 10 days) results in shutting off the pituitary release of ACTH, because there are always high levels of glucocorticoids in the plasma (caused by the body's own glucocorticoid production plus the ...
Susan M. Ford, Sally S. Roach, 2010
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Determinants of Glucocorticoid Receptor (GR) Transcriptional ...
Introduction The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) mediates a wide range of physiological processes, including anti-inflammatory responses in immune cells, anti-proliferative effects in osteoblasts, and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into ...
Alex Steven (Yick-Lun). So, 2007
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Role of Transcription Factor E4bp4 in ...
Glucocorticoids mediate their effects by binding to and activating the glucocorticoid receptor to regulate downstream gene expression. Glucocorticoids profoundly repress osteoblastic genes. However, the molecular mechanisms mediating ...
Stacey Mayhene Woo, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLUCOCORTICOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glucocorticoid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Corcept Therapeutics Director Sells $194172.72 in Stock (CORT)
The Company is developing mifepristone – a potent glucocorticoid receptor II (NASDAQ:CORT) antagonist that modulates the activity of cortisol ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Novel Treatment Promising
The investigators compared experimental outcomes with outcomes from 20 historical control subjects treated with conventional glucocorticoid ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
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Experts Serve Up Guidelines for IgG4-related Disease
The initial glucocorticoid dose should be maintained for 2 to 4 weeks, panel members largely agreed, after which it can be gradually tapered. «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
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Therapeutic benefit of melatonin in refractory central serous …
The antagonism exerted by melatonin on the glucocorticoid response has been well established. In fact, it was shown that the inhibitory effect ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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William Kennedy an Insider in TG Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TGTX …
... (interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4), as well as an antibody research program to develop anti-PD-L1 and anti- glucocorticoid-induced ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
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Stress hormones could undermine breast cancer therapy
"Not only are these steroids sometimes used in cancer treatment, glucocorticoid hormones are also naturally produced by the body in response ... «Oncology Nurse Advisor, Jul 15»
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Corcept Therapeutics Director David L. Mahoney Sells 33828 …
The Company is developing mifepristone – a potent glucocorticoid receptor II (NASDAQ:CORT) antagonist that modulates the activity of cortisol ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Corcept Therapeutics Shares Down 5.6% Following Insider Selling …
The Company is developing mifepristone – a potent glucocorticoid receptor II (NASDAQ:CORT) antagonist that modulates the activity of cortisol ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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MAOA expression predicts vulnerability for alcohol use
Epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor in human brain associates with childhood abuse. Nat Neurosci 2009; 12: 342–348. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Changing gears can relieve stress
Stress is linked closely to having increased levels of the hormone glucocorticoid. This explains why we experience cravings after high stress ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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