cortisol

[kawr-tuh-sawl, -sohl]

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noun

Biochemistry.��one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
Pharmacology.��hydrocortisone.

cortisol

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cortisol

The principal steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. It regulates carbohydrate metabolism and the immune system and maintains blood pressure. When natural or synthetic cortisol is used as a pharmaceutical, it is known as hydrocortisone.

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First recorded in 1950–55; cortis(one) + -ol ¹

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C20: from _cortis ( _one ) + _-ol ²

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Touch can also lower your levels of stress hormone cortisol and "can regulate the nervous system", she adds.

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“You lied during a prior hearing when you said it was cortisol that set your bracelet off,” the judge told him at a pretrial hearing this week.

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“My impostor syndrome is skyrocketing right now, as well as my cortisol levels,” Baker said, accepting the DGA prize.

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