prednisone

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: prĕdʹnĭ-sōn',-zōn'

Noun

prednisone (usually uncountable, plural prednisones)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) A synthetic corticosteroid used to treat a large number of conditions.

Derived terms

• methylprednisone

Translations

synthetic corticosteroid used to treat a large number of conditions

• Czech: prednison m, prednizon m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

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