cortisol (redirected from cortisol-binding globulin)

cor·ti·sol  (kôrt-sôl, -zôl, -sl, -zl)

n.

See hydrocortisone.

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[cortis(one) + -ol¹.]

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cortisol  (kôrt-sôl, -sl)

The principal steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. It regulates carbohydrate metabolism and the immune system and maintains blood pressure. When natural or synthetic cortisol is used as a pharmaceutical, it is known as hydrocortisone.

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Noun

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cortisol - an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism Cortef, hydrocortisone, Hydrocortone 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; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"