prednisone
/ˈprɛdnɪzəʊn
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A synthetic drug similar to cortisone, used to relieve rheumatic and allergic conditions and to treat leukaemia.One major reason for that is that arthritis is commonly treated with steroid drugs like prednisone....
- Severe pain responds to the powerful corticosteroid drug prednisone, often within 24 to 48 hours.
- We decided to treat this patient with oral prednisone and strongly suggested that the pet bird be removed, and it was.
Origin
1950s: perhaps from pre(gnane) (a synthetic hydrocarbon) + d(ie)n(e) + (cort)isone.
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