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cortinarius mutabilis |
cortinarius semisanguineus |
cortinarius subfoetidus |
cortinarius violaceus |
cortisol |
cortisone
| cortland
| cortone acetate
| corundom
| corundum
| coruscant
cortisone
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cortisone has 1 sense
- cortisone(n = noun.substance) cortone acetate - a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone; Array is a kind of adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid, ketosteroid
CIDE DICTIONARY
cortisone, n.
a corticosteroid hormone (C21H28O5 ) produced by the adrenal cortex. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cortisone, n. Biochem. a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthetically, used medicinally esp. against inflammation and allergy.
Etymology
Chem. name 17-hydroxy-11-dehydro cortico ster one
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