ketosteroid

Other forms: ketosteroids

Definitions of ketosteroid
  1. noun
    a steroid containing a ketone group
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    types:
    androsterone
    an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone
    Estronol, estrone, oestrone, theelin
    a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
    Cortone Acetate, cortisone
    a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
    type of:
    steroid
    any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
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