cortisone

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cortisone
    n 1: a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate)
         normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to
         hydrocortisone [syn: {cortisone}, {Cortone Acetate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cortisone \cortisone\ n. (Chem.)
   a corticosteroid hormone ({C21H28O5}) produced by the adrenal
   cortex. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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