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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. The collection of all corticosteroids. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Steroid</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQr9PZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Corticosteroid</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rRn1i8PJ9QdaWb5oTir-gPg" class="cyc_term">PolyCompoundChemicalType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrff5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TherapeuticClassType</a>. corticoid Corticosteroid corticosteroids corticoids corticosteroid Corticosteroid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corticosteroid http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-corticosteroid-noun-1 glucocorticoid A class of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi9AZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hormone</a>s which affect protein and carbohydrate metabolism. Glucocorticoid drug containing dexamethasone (DrugFn Dexamethasone) Aldosterone aldosterone An important <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi9AZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hormone</a> secreted by the adrenal cortex. It promotes potassium, sodium, and chloride metabolism. prednicarbate The chemical compound which is a steroid. Prednicarbate prednisone A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQr9PZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Corticosteroid</a> with effects similar to those of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYmOApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cortisone</a>. Prednisone corticosterone A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi9AZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hormone</a> produced by the adrenal cortex. It is important for glucose absorption and utilization of carbohydrates by body tissues. Corticosterone (DrugFn Prednicarbate) drug containing prednicarbate A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv8FjPpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DrugSubstance</a> is something that can be introduced into an organism's body to produce certain physiological effects. This collection includes naturally-occurring substances, as well as manufactured substances (for the latter, see the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViu95wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DrugProduct</a>). DrugSubstance drug Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> <b>THING</b> <b>URI</b>)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI polycompound chemical type The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjNlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChemicalSubstanceType</a> whose instances contain molecules of different instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a>. PolyCompoundChemicalType TherapeuticClassType therapeutic class type Instances are classes of drugs grouped by mode of action and diseases they are commonly used to treat. The collection of all corticosteroids. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Steroid</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQr9PZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Corticosteroid</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rRn1i8PJ9QdaWb5oTir-gPg" class="cyc_term">PolyCompoundChemicalType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrff5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TherapeuticClassType</a>. corticoid Corticosteroid Steroid The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi9AZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hormone</a>s having a characteristic ring structure and formed in the body from cholesterol. It includes both corticosteroid <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi9AZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hormone</a>s produced by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvXYiz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AdrenalGland</a>s and reproductive hormones such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1Z5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Testosterone</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1ZFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Estrogen</a>. steroid The collection of all corticosteroids. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Steroid</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQr9PZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Corticosteroid</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rRn1i8PJ9QdaWb5oTir-gPg" class="cyc_term">PolyCompoundChemicalType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrff5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TherapeuticClassType</a>. corticoid Corticosteroid The collection of all corticosteroids. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Steroid</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQr9PZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Corticosteroid</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rRn1i8PJ9QdaWb5oTir-gPg" class="cyc_term">PolyCompoundChemicalType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQrff5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TherapeuticClassType</a>. corticoid Corticosteroid wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name