Corticosteroid

Preferred Label : Corticosteroid;

NCIt definition : Hormones synthesized in the cortex of the adrenal gland and consist of two subclasses, glucocorticoids (carbohydrate regulation) and mineralocorticoids (electrolyte regulation).;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A group of naturally occurring chemical hormones produced by the adrenal cortex that regulate a large number of physiologic processes including stress responses, immune responses and inflammation, carbohydrate and protein metabolism, and electrolyte balance. The group includes glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. Synthetic analogues of naturally occurring hormones are also referred to as corticosteroids, and often simply called steroids.;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:50858;

Details

Origin ID

C2322;

UMLS CUI

C0001617;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Corticosteroid [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Product containing corticosteroid and/or corticosteroid derivative (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- adrenal cortex hormones [MeSH Descriptor]
- adrenal cortex hormones [MeSH concept]
- adrenal cortical hormone, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- corticosteroids [ATC Code]
- corticosteroids [ATC Code]
- corticosteroids [ATC Code]
- corticosteroids [ATC Code]
- corticosteroids [ATC Code]
- corticosteroids [ATC Code]
Semantic type(s)
- Hormone [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
concept_is_in_subset
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Rheumatology Terminology [NCIt concept]

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