adrenocortical hormone

adrenocortical hormone
1. any of the corticosteroids elaborated by the adrenal cortex; besides the glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, this classification also includes some androgens, progesterone, and perhaps estrogens. See also corticosteroid. 2. corticosteroid.

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