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CORTISONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
Synonyms:
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Hypernyms ("cortisone" is a kind of...):
adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)
ketosteroid (a steroid containing a ketone group)
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