prednisone

[ pred-nuh-sohn, -zohn ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. an analogue of cortisone, C21H26O5, used as an anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antineoplastic in the treatment of various diseases.

Origin of prednisone

1
First recorded in 1950–55; pre(gna)d(ie)n(e), a component of its chemical name + (cort)isone

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prednisone

/ (ˈprɛdnɪˌsəʊn) /


noun
  1. a steroid drug derived from cortisone and having the same uses

Origin of prednisone

1
C20: perhaps from pre (gnant) + -d (ie) n (e) + (cort) isone

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