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cor•ti•sol



Pronunciation: (kôr'tu-sôl", -sōl"), [key]
—n.
1. Biochem.one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action..
2. Pharm.hydrocortisone.

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