PREDNISOLONE

prednisolone, Pediapred, Prelone

(noun) a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

prednisolone (usually uncountable, plural prednisolones)

(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic glucocorticoid steroid, similar to hydrocortisone, used as an anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antiallergic drug.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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