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Biological and Environmental Research Ontology
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December 23, 2022
| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C211
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C211
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| Preferred Name | Therapeutic Corticosteroid |
| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| prefLabel | Therapeutic Corticosteroid
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| label | Therapeutic Corticosteroid
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| NCI_META_CUI | CL554601
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| code | C211
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| prefixIRI | NCIT:C211
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| Preferred_Name | Therapeutic Corticosteroid
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| Legacy Concept Name | Therapeutic_Corticosteroid
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| ALT_DEFINITION | Any steroid hormone made in the adrenal cortex (the outer part of the adrenal gland). They are also made in the laboratory. Corticosteroids have many different effects in the body, and are used to treat many different conditions. They may be used as hormone replacement, to suppress the immune system, and to treat some side effects of cancer and its treatment. Corticosteroids are also used to treat certain lymphomas and lymphoid leukemias.
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| subClassOf | |
| Accepted_Therapeutic_Use_For | Inflammation
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| Semantic_Type |
Pharmacologic Substance
Chemical Viewed Functionally
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