cortisol
noun/ˈkɔːtɪzɒl/
/ˈkɔːrtɪzɑːl/
(also hydrocortisone)
[uncountable] (biology)- a hormone produced in the body that is used in drugs to help with diseases of the skin and musclesTopics Biologyc2
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
cortisol