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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

cortisone

· IPA /ˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/
01 n. a corticosteroid hormone (C21H28O5) produced by the adrenal cortex. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent.
  1. 1.
    a corticosteroid hormone (C21H28O5) produced by the adrenal cortex. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent.(Chem.)