prednisolone

[pred-nis-uh-lohn]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic glucocorticoid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 5 , used in various forms to treat inflammation and allergies and in the treatment of acute leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and lymphomas.

prednisolone

/ prɛdˈnɪsəˌləʊn /

noun

1. a steroid drug derived from prednisone and having the same uses as cortisone

Word History and Origins

Origin of prednisolone¹

First recorded in 1950–55; alteration of prednisone by insertion of -ol ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of prednisolone¹

C20: altered from _prednisone

Example Sentences

Steroids such as prednisolone can reduce inflammation in the lungs but have severe side-effects such as diabetes and osteoporosis.

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A team doctor was suspended in March 2018 after Italian police found prednisolone, a substance banned in competition, in his room.

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"I last had a flare up about a year ago, and I was on prednisolone for six months. I put on two stone in that time."

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Glucocorticoids, a class of corticosteroids, include prednisolone, cortisone and dexamethasone; they are not the same as anabolic steroids, but are more like anti-inflammatories.

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The lawyer said that White told police he must have mistakenly picked up the propranolol instead of the prednisolone as the two boxes have similar branding and were side-by-side on the shelf.

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