Glucocorticoid
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| Glucocorticoid | |
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| Term | Glucocorticoid |
| Short definition | Glucarpidase (gloo-KAR-pih-dayz) A drug used to treat toxic blood levels of the cancer drug methotrexate in adults and children with kidney problems. Glucarpidase is a bacterial enzyme that helps break down and remove methotrexate from the body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
glucocorticoid - (pronounced) (GLOO-koh-KOR-tih-koyd) A compound belonging to the corticosteroid (steroid) family. Glucocorticoids affect metabolism and have anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. They can be produced naturally (hormones) or synthetically (drugs)
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