- corticosteroid (n.)
[corticosteroid 词源字典]
- by 1945, from cortico-, word-forming element from comb. form of Latin cortex "bark of a tree" (see cortex), applied since c. 1890 to various surface structures of plants, animals, or organs + steroid. So called because they are produced in the adrenal cortex. Related: Corticosterone.[corticosteroid etymology, corticosteroid origin, 英语词源]