Prednisone

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prednisone
       n : 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 [syn: {Orasone}, {Deltasone}, {Liquid
           Pred}, {Meticorten}]