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flu|o|ro|hy|dro|cor|ti|sone — «FLOO uhr uh HY druh KR tuh zohn», noun. synthetic hormone used in dermatology to relieve skin allergies. Formula: C21H29FO5 … Useful english dictionary
cor — cor·a·cid·i·um; cor·a·ci·idae; cor·a·cite; cor·a·cle; cor·a·co·bra·chi·a·lis; cor·a·coid·al; cor·a·co·ra·di·a·lis; cor·al·lig·e·na; cor·al·li·idae; cor·al·li·na; cor·al·li·na·ce·ae; cor·al·li·ta; cor·al·lite; cor·al·loid; cor·al·lo·rhi·za;… … English syllables
hydrocortisone — A reduction product (at C 11) of cortisone; a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex (the active hormone secreted in the greatest quantity by the adrenals) and the most potent of the naturally occurring glucocorticoids in humans; an… … Medical dictionary
fludrocortisone — flu·dro·cor·ti·sone (flo͞o drō kôrʹtĭ sōn , zōn ) n. A synthetic steroid used therapeutically to increase blood pressure by lowering the amount of salt the body excretes. [Short for fluorohydrocortisone.] * * * … Universalium
fludrocortisone acetate — A potent mineralocorticoid. SYN: 9α fluorocortisol, 9α fluorohydrocortisone acetate. * * * flu·dro·cor·ti·sone ac·e·tate (floo″dro korґtĭ sōn) [USP] the acetate salt of a synthetic steroid with potent mineralocorticoid and high… … Medical dictionary
fludrocortisone — flu·dro·cor·ti·sone .flü drō kȯrt ə .sōn, .zōn n a potent mineralocorticoid drug that is derived from cortisol, possesses some glucocorticoid activity, and is administered in the form of its acetate C23H31FO6 to treat adrenocortical… … Medical dictionary
hydrocortisone — hy|dro|cor|ti|sone [ ,haıdrou kɔrtı,zoun ] noun uncount a HORMONE (=chemical substance produced in the body) that is used in medicine in the treatment of parts of the body that have swollen and become red and sore … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hydrocortisone — hy•dro•cor•ti•sone [[t]ˌhaɪ drəˈkɔr təˌzoʊn, ˌsoʊn[/t]] n. biochem. a steroid hormone, C21H30O5, of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism, similar to cortisone in effect • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
