cortisone

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cortisone /ˈkɔːtɪzəʊn/

▶noun Biochemistry a steroid hormone formed from hydrocortisone in the liver or made synthetically, used as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy agent.

– origin 1940s: from elements of its chemical name 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone.

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