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cortisone

Noun

cor=ti=sone

WORDNET DICTIONARY

cortisone(n = noun.substance) cortone acetate - a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone;

is a kind of adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid, ketosteroid

cortisone, n.

a corticosteroid hormone (C21H28O5) produced by the adrenal cortex. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent. [WordNet 1.5]

cortisone, n. Biochem. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthetically, used medicinally esp. against inflammation and allergy.

Etymology

Chem. name 17-hydroxy-11-dehydro cortico ster one