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cortisone

UK/ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn//ˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/

cortisone noun: a corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C₂₁H₂₈O₅.

cortisone: a corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of...
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Noun

cortisone (countable and uncountable, plural cortisones)

  1. (steroids) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C₂₁H₂₈O₅.

cortisone meaning in Tamil and Arabic

cortisone in Tamil

சிறுநீரக வெளிச்சுரப்பிச் சுரப்புநீர், கார்ட்டிசோன்

cortisone in Arabic

corticosteroid hormone
كُورْتِيزُون kurtizūn

Forms of cortisone

pluralcortisones

Origin of cortisone

Shortening of corticosterone.

Words formed from cortisone

Questions about cortisone

What does cortisone mean?
Cortisone means a corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C₂₁H₂₈O₅.
What is cortisone in Tamil?
Cortisone in Tamil is சிறுநீரக வெளிச்சுரப்பிச் சுரப்புநீர், கார்ட்டிசோன். See Cortisone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cortisone?
Cortisone is a noun.
How do you pronounce cortisone?
Cortisone is pronounced /ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of cortisone?
The plural of cortisone is cortisones.

Words near cortisone in the dictionary

  1. cortisolemia
  2. cortisolemias
  3. cortisolemic
  4. cortisols
  5. cortisoluria
  6. cortisone
  7. cortisones
  8. cortissimi
  9. cortissimo
  10. cortistatin
  11. cortistatins

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