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Cortisol
Meaning
Noun
●
In Hormones:
A
glucocorticoid
steroid
hormone
produced
by the
adrenal cortex
that
mediates
various
metabolic
processes
(such as
gluconeogenesis
), has
anti-inflammatory
and
immunosuppressive
properties
, and whose levels in the blood may become
elevated
in
response
to physical or
psychological
stress
. When used
medicinally
it is known as hydrocortisone.
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