-cort

UK/kɔːt/US/koɹt/

suffix

Used to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.

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Meanings

suffix

alternative cort- · alternative -cort-

  1. medicineUsed to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.

Origin

From corticosteroid.

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Cite this entry
APA

-cort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cort

MLA

“-cort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-cort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cort.

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