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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cortisone \cortisone\ n. (Chem.)
   a corticosteroid hormone (C21H28O5) produced by the adrenal
   cortex. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent.
   [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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