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Cortex vs Corticoid - What's the difference?

cortex | corticoid |

As nouns the difference between cortex and corticoid

is that cortex is cortex while corticoid is (medicine) any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex.

cortex

English

(wikipedia cortex)

Noun

  • (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
  • (uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.

    • Derived terms

    * cortical * cerebral cortex * prefrontal cortex

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    corticoid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex