Cortisone

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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