Search Result for "hydrocortisone":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism;
[syn: hydrocortisone, cortisol, Hydrocortone, Cortef]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
cortisol \cortisol\ n. a steroid hormone (C21H30O5) active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism; -- called also hydrocortisone. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent Syn: hydrocortisone. [WordNet 1.5]
