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prednisone Definition

☆ pred·ni·sone (pred′nə sōn′)

noun

a chemical derivative, CHO, of cortisone, but with fewer side effects, used in the treatment of arthritis and certain allergic and inflammatory disorders

Etymology: < pre(gnane), a steroid hydrocarbon (< pregnant + -ane: found in urine during pregnancy) + d(i)- + -(e)n(e) + (cort)isone

prednisone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: I took prednisone from 6-16 yrs and was medication free until I was 42.
  • include: Drugs commonly used to suppress the immune system after transplant include prednisone, azathioprine ( Imuran ), cyclosporin, OKT3 and ALG.
  • call: I'm given a 100mg of an anti-inflammatory drug called prednisone, and two hours later, the pain is completely gone.

Preposition: for

  • treatment: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of high-dose prednisone for the treatment of post-poliomyelitis syndrome.

Adjective modifier

  • oral: Since then I have been on oral prednisone no less than 20 Mg.
  • high: Dinsmore et al [ 65 ] studied the effect of high dose prednisone in 17 PPS patients ( with new muscle weakness ).

Modifies a noun

  • treatment: Prednisone treatment for idiopathic facial paralysis ( Bell's palsy ).

Noun used with modifier

  • high-dose: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of high-dose prednisone for the treatment of post-poliomyelitis syndrome.
  • dose: Dinsmore et al [ 65 ] studied the effect of high dose prednisone in 17 PPS patients ( with new muscle weakness ).