ALL meanings of cortisone
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C c - uncountable noun cortisone Cortisone is a hormone used in the treatment of arthritis, allergies, and some skin diseases. 3
- noun cortisone a glucocorticoid hormone, the synthetic form of which has been used in treating rheumatoid arthritis, allergic and skin diseases, leukaemia, etc; 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone. Formula: C21H28O5 3
- noun cortisone a corticosteroid, C21H28O5, used as a replacement in adrenal insufficiency and in the treatment of various inflammatory, allergic, and neoplastic diseases 3
- noun cortisone Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism. 1
- noun cortisone Pharmacology. a commercial form of this compound, obtained by extraction from the adrenal glands of certain domesticated animals or produced synthetically, used chiefly in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatic fever, certain allergies, and other systemic conditions. 1
- noun cortisone A hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy agent. 1
- noun cortisone steroid 1
- noun cortisone (biochemistry, steroids) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone; 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5. 0