"cortisol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɔː.tɪ.sɒl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkoɹ.tɪˌsɔl/ [General-American] (note: without the cot–caught merger), [ˈkoɹ.ɾɪˌsɔl] [General-American] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˈkoɹ.tɪˌsɑl/ [General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal] (note: of Canada), [ˈkoɹ.ɾɪˌsɑl] [General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal] (note: of Canada), /ˈkoɹ.tɪˌsɒl/ [Canada, dialectal] (note: of the US), [ˈkoɹ.ɾɪˌsɒl] [Canada, dialectal] (note: of the US), /ˈkoː.tɪ.sɔl/ [General-Australian], /ˈkoː.tə.sɒl/ [New-Zealand], [ˈkoː.tə.sɔ̟l] [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cortisol.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-cortisol.wav Forms: cortisols [plural]
Etymology: From cortisone + -ol. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cortisone|-ol}} cortisone + -ol Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cortisol (countable and uncountable, plural cortisols)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: anticortisol, cortisolemia, deoxycortisol, epicortisol, hypocortisolism, tixocortol Translations (Translations): cortisol [masculine] (Catalan), 皮質醇 /皮质醇 (pízhìchún) (Chinese Mandarin), kortizol [masculine] (Czech), kortisoli (Finnish), cortisol [masculine] (French), Cortisol [neuter] (German), cortisolo [masculine] (Italian), kortyzol [masculine] (Polish), cortisol [masculine] (Portuguese), кортизол (kortizol) [masculine] (Russian), kortizol [masculine] (Slovak), cortisol [masculine] (Spanish), kortisol (Swedish)

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /koʁ.t͡ʃiˈzɔw/ [Brazil], [koh.t͡ʃiˈzɔʊ̯] [Brazil], /koʁ.t͡ʃiˈzɔw/ [Brazil], [koh.t͡ʃiˈzɔʊ̯] [Brazil], /koɾ.t͡ʃiˈzɔw/ [São-Paulo], [koɾ.t͡ʃiˈzɔʊ̯] [São-Paulo], /koʁ.t͡ʃiˈzɔw/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [koχ.t͡ʃiˈzɔʊ̯] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /koɻ.t͡ʃiˈzɔw/ [Caipira], [koɻ.t͡ʃiˈzɔʊ̯] [Caipira], /kuɾ.tiˈzɔl/ [Portugal], [kuɾ.tiˈzɔɫ] [Portugal], /kuɾ.tiˈzɔl/ [Portugal], [kuɾ.tiˈzɔɫ] [Portugal], /kuɾ.tiˈzɔ.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: cortisóis [plural]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔw, (Portugal) -ɔl Etymology: Blend of cortisona + -ol. Etymology templates: {{blend|pt|cortisona|-ol}} Blend of cortisona + -ol Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} cortisol m (plural cortisóis)
  1. (biochemistry, steroids) cortisol (Steroid hormone (C21H30O5) secreted by the adrenal cortex or obtained synthetically, used for medicinal purposes mainly for its anti-inflammatory effects.) Tags: masculine Related terms: cortiçol, córtex

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /koɾtiˈsol/, [koɾ.t̪iˈsol] Forms: cortisoles [plural]
Rhymes: -ol Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} cortisol m (plural cortisoles)
  1. (biochemistry, steroids) cortisol Tags: masculine Synonyms: hidrocortisona

Inflected forms

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