Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corticotherapy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-ti-cother-a-py
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The therapeutic use of corticoids (especially glucocorticoids)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We systematically reviewed the risks and benefits of adjunctive corticotherapy in the management of patients with CAP. / Methods / We systematically searched Pubmed,^([sic]) Embase and the Cochrane Library for randomized controlled trials comparing adjunctive corticotherapy and antimicrobial therapy with antimicrobial therapy alone in patients with CAP. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality."

Etymology

From cortico- + therapy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cortico

Usage

Inflected Forms

corticotherapies (plural)

Questions

What does corticotherapy mean?: The therapeutic use of corticoids (especially glucocorticoids)
Where does corticotherapy come from?: From cortico- + therapy.

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