cortisone — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cortisone noun A steroid hormone made by the adrenal glands, also produced synthetically as an anti-inflammatory drug.
Senses
cortisone is used for these senses in English:
- cortisone (steroid hormone, pharmaceutical drug) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5.