ketosteroid

Other forms: ketosteroids

Definitions of ketosteroid

1. noun

   a steroid containing a ketone group
   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