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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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