cortisone
[kawr-tuh-zohn, -sohn]
- Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C21H28O5, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- Pharmacology. a commercial form of this compound, obtained by extraction from the adrenal glands of certain domesticated animals or produced synthetically, used chiefly in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatic fever, certain allergies, and other systemic conditions.
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Origin of cortisone
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Contemporary Examples
A doctor comes to his house and gives him shots of cortisone to calm the arthritic pain in his knees.
Before that final game, the Birds suggested that Palmer take a cortisone shot in his shoulder, which, that week, had become sore.
With Dan and the other crewmembers back, did you feel the show got the cortisone shot it needed to run smoothly again?
Alison Brie on ‘Community’s’ New Beginning, Dan Harmon’s Return, Nicolas Cage, and MoreMarlow Stern
January 3, 2014
“Lance responded that he had taken EPO, testosterone, growth hormone, cortisone, and steroids,” she says.
This group includes familiar medicines like hydrocortisone, cortisone, prednisone, and Decadron.
Historical Examples
Anything else I said would be hearsay, and I understand that he did receive some cortisone.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
cortisone
- a glucocorticoid hormone, the synthetic form of which has been used in treating rheumatoid arthritis, allergic and skin diseases, leukaemia, etc; 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone. Formula: C 21 H 28 O 5
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Word Origin
C20: shortened from corticosterone
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Word Origin and History for cortisone
n.
1949, coined by its discoverer, Dr. Edward C. Kendall, shortening of chemical name, 17-hydroxy-11 dehydrocorticosterone, ultimately from Latin corticis (genitive of cortex; see cortex). So called because it was obtained from the "cortex" of adrenal glands; originally called Compound E (1936).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
cortisone
(kôr′tĭ-sōn′, -zōn′)- A naturally occurring corticosteroid that functions primarily in carbohydrate metabolism and is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, adrenal insufficiency, certain allergies, and gout.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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cortisone
[kôr′tĭ-sōn′]
- A steroid hormone that is easily formed from or converted to cortisol in the blood and is also produced synthetically for use as a pharmaceutical. The effects of cortisone on body tissues are similar to those of naturally or synthetically produced cortisol.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
cortisone
[(kawr-ti-zohn)]
A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that is important in the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates. It is used in medicine to treat some forms of arthritis and to reduce inflammation.
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