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DELTASONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
Synonyms:
Deltasone; Liquid Pred; Meticorten; Orasone; prednisone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Deltasone" is a kind of...):
anti-inflammatory; anti-inflammatory drug (a medicine intended to reduce inflammation)
glucocorticoid (a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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