CORTISONE

cortisone, Cortone Acetate

(noun) a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cortisone (countable and uncountable, plural cortisones)

(steroid hormone) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone; 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5.

Anagrams

• Socotrine, coronites

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