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单词 cortisone
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cor•ti•sone /ˈkɔrtəˌzoʊn, -ˌsoʊn/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Biochemistry, Drugsa hormone used chiefly in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cor•ti•sone  (kôrtə zōn′, -sōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biochemistrya steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C21H28O5, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
  2. Drugs[Pharm.]a commercial form of this compound, obtained by extraction from the adrenal glands of certain domesticated animals or produced synthetically, used chiefly in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatic fever, certain allergies, and other systemic conditions.
  • 1949; shortening of cortico-sterone; see sterol, -one

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cortisone /ˈkɔːtɪˌsəʊn -ˌzəʊn/ n
  1. a glucocorticoid hormone, the synthetic form of which has been used in treating rheumatoid arthritis, allergic and skin diseases, leukaemia, etc; 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone. Formula: C21H28O5
Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from corticosterone
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