Macnaha qaamuuska ereyga "glucocorticoid" waxa loola jeedaa nooc ka mid ah hoormoonka steroid-ka kaas oo ay si dabiici ah u soo saaraan jirka qanjidhada adrenal, ama si dabiici ah loo soo saari karo sababo caafimaad. Glucocorticoids waxay door muhiim ah ka ciyaaraan nidaaminta hababka jireed ee kala duwan, sida dheef-shiid kiimikaad, shaqada difaaca, iyo jawaab celinta walaaca. Inta badan waxaa loo isticmaalaa dawo ahaan si loogu daweeyo xaalado kala duwan, oo ay ku jiraan xanuunada bararka, falcelinta xasaasiyadda, cudurrada difaaca jirka, iyo noocyada kansarka qaarkood. Tusaalooyinka glucocorticoids waxaa ka mid ah cortisol, prednisone, iyo dexamethasone.