cortisone

== English == === Etymology === Shortening of corticosterone. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/ === Noun === cortisone (countable and uncountable, plural cortisones) (biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “cortisone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “cortisone”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Socotrine, certosino, coronites, osteocrin == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === cortisone f (plural cortisones) cortisone === Further reading === “cortisone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === cortisone m (plural cortisoni) cortisone === Anagrams === certosino, cortonesi, crotonesi, resoconti