cortisol
See also: Cortisol and cortiçol
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.tɪ.sɒl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsɔl/
Noun
cortisol (countable and uncountable, plural cortisols)
- (biochemistry, steroids) 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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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁ.t͡ʃiˈzɔw/ [koh.t͡ʃiˈzɔʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koɾ.t͡ʃiˈzɔw/ [koɾ.t͡ʃiˈzɔʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʁ.t͡ʃiˈzɔw/ [koχ.t͡ʃiˈzɔʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koɻ.t͡ʃiˈzɔw/ [koɻ.t͡ʃiˈzɔʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾ.tiˈzɔl/ [kuɾ.tiˈzɔɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾ.tiˈzɔ.li/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔw, (Portugal) -ɔl
- Hyphenation: cor‧ti‧sol
Noun
cortisol m (plural cortisóis)
- (biochemistry, steroids) cortisol (Steroid hormone (C21H30O5) secreted by the adrenal cortex or obtained synthetically, used for medicinal purposes mainly for its anti-inflammatory effects.)
Related terms
- cortiçol
See also
Further reading
- “cortisol” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “cortisol” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “cortisol” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “cortisol” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “cortisol” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Further reading
- “cortisol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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