Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
11–de·hy·dro·cor·ti·co·ste·rone Pronunciation:
i-'lev-&n-(")dE-"hI-drO-"kort-&-'käs-t&-"rOn,-i-(")kO-st&-'; -"kort-i-kO-'sti(&)r-"On Function:
noun : a steroid C
21H
28O
4 extracted from the adrenal cortex and also madesynthetically —compare
CORTISONE