corticosteroid vs sex hormone

corticosteroid and sex hormone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corticosteroid	Yes	No	No	No
sex hormone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sex hormone is a hypernym of corticosteroid; that is, sex hormone is a word with a broader meaning than corticosteroid:

corticosteroid: a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
sex hormone: any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

Other hypernyms of corticosteroid include steroid, steroid hormone.

corticosteroid (noun)	sex hormone (noun)
a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response	any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs