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Preferred Name

Therapeutic Corticosteroid
Synonyms

Corticosteroids

corticosteroid

Therapeutic Corticosteroid
ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C211
Accepted_Therapeutic_Use_For

Inflammation
ALT_DEFINITION

Hormones synthesized in the cortex of the adrenal gland and consisting of 2 subclasses, glucocorticoids (carbohydrate regulation) and mineralocorticoids (electrolyte regulation)

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.
code

C211
Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C191670

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C191200

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C191387

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C191404
Contributing_Source

ACC/AHA
FULL_SYN

Corticosteroids

corticosteroid

Therapeutic Corticosteroid
Has_ACC-AHA_SARS2_Authorized_Value

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17998

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49488

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49487
label

Therapeutic Corticosteroid
Legacy Concept Name

Therapeutic_Corticosteroid
NCI_META_CUI

CL554601
Preferred_Name

Therapeutic Corticosteroid
prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C211
Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance
subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C574

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2364
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