cortisone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortening of corticosterone.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/
Noun[edit]
cortisone (countable and uncountable, plural cortisones)
- (biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) 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.
Translations[edit]
corticosteroid hormone
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References[edit]
- “cortisone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cortisone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
cortisone f (plural cortisones)
Further reading[edit]
- “cortisone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
cortisone m (plural cortisoni)
Anagrams[edit]
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