PREDNISONE


Meaning of PREDNISONE in English

[ 'prɛdnɪzəʊn ]

■ noun Medicine a synthetic drug similar to cortisone, used to relieve rheumatic and allergic conditions and to treat leukaemia.

Origin

1950s: perh. from pre(gnane) (a synthetic hydrocarbon) + d(ie)n(e) + (cort)isone .

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