Defenition of the word prednisone

• Defenition of the word prednisone

  • a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol; used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
  • a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant

Hyponyms for the word prednisone

• • methylprednisone

Hypernyms for the word prednisone

• • anti-inflammatory
  • anti-inflammatory drug
  • corticosteroid
  • glucocorticoid

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