- prednisone
- A drug that is used to treat several types of cancer and other disorders. Prednisone also inhibits the body's immune response. It is a type of steroid.
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Prednisone — Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
prednisone — ● prednisone nom féminin Médicament stéroïdien de synthèse dérivé de la cortisone et possédant un pouvoir anti inflammatoire plus élevé que celle ci, avec une toxicité moindre. ● prednisone (synonymes) nom féminin Médicament stéroïdien de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
prednisone — (n.) 1955, probably from pregnadiene, from the stem of PREGNANCY (Cf. pregnancy), + ending from CORTISONE (Cf. cortisone) … Etymology dictionary
prednisone — ☆ prednisone [pred′nə sōn΄ ] n. [< pre(gnane), a steroid hydrocarbon (< PREGNANT + ANE: found in urine during pregnancy) + D(I) + (E)N(E) + (CORT)ISONE] a chemical derivative, C21H26O5, of cortisone, but with fewer side effects, used in the … English World dictionary
Prednisone — For the active metabolite of prednisone which is also used as a drug including as eye drops, see prednisolone. Prednisone Systematic (I … Wikipedia
prednisone — noun Etymology: probably from pregnane (C21H36) + diene (compound containing two double bonds) + cortisone Date: 1955 a glucocorticoid C21H26O5 that is a dehydrogenated analog of cortisone and is used as an anti inflammatory agent, as an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prednisone — (= 1,4 pregnadiene 17a, 21 diol 3,11,20 trione) Synthetic steroid that acts as a glucocorticoid, with powerful anti inflammatory and anti allergic activity … Dictionary of molecular biology
prednisone — /pred neuh sohn , zohn /, n. Pharm. an analogue of cortisone, C21H26O5, used as an anti inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antineoplastic in the treatment of various diseases. [1950 55; pre(gna)d(ie)n(e), a component of its chemical name +… … Universalium
prednisone — noun A synthetic corticosteroid used to treat a large number of conditions … Wiktionary
prednisone — A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisone with the same actions and uses; must be converted to prednisolone before active; inhibits proliferation of lymphocytes. * * * pred·ni·sone pred nə .sōnalso .zōn n a glucocorticoid C21H26O5 that is a… … Medical dictionary
