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"
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用作名词 (n.)
During treatment, a mixture of a corticosteroid and a local anesthetic was injected intra-articularly. 皮质类固醇激素冲击治疗是近年来用于治疗重症皮肤病的有效方法。
Histiocytomas can also be treated with an intralesional injection of a corticosteroid, but this is not always successful. 组织细胞瘤也可以通过瘤内注射皮质类固醇进行治疗，但并不对所有病例有效。
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[ˌkɔrt̬ɪkoʊ'sterɔɪd]
