noun
- a steroid hormone that contains a ketone group, including hormones produced by the adrenal cortex
Usage: biochemistry; medical
Examples
- The laboratory test measured 17-ketosteroid levels in the patient’s urine.
- Ketosteroids are important indicators of adrenal gland function.
- Elevated ketosteroid production may signal certain endocrine disorders.
- The doctor ordered a 24-hour urine collection to analyze ketosteroid excretion.
- Researchers studied the relationship between stress and ketosteroid metabolism.
- Ketosteroids include both androgens and other adrenal hormones.