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Cortisol

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
hydrocortisone
plural
Cortisols
possessive
Cortisol's
pluralpossessive
Cortisols'