1. a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone; [syn: cortisone, Cortone Acetate]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cortone Acetate
n 1: a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate)
normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to
hydrocortisone [syn: cortisone, Cortone Acetate]