See Also: pikeman(1)(dictionary)
pikeman(dictionary)
pikeman(2)(dictionary)
cortisone(encyclopedia)
Cortisone(medicine)
cortisone(dictionary)
Cortisone(health)
cortisone(dictionary)
Cortisone acetate(health)
cortisone reductase(medicine)

pikeman(1) (iou) and cortisone (oh)


pikeman(1) (iou)



pikeman noun1. Pl. -men. E16.
[from PIKE noun1 + MAN noun.]
A person in charge of picking millstones and keeping them in order. Scot. E16.
A person who works with a pickaxe; a miner. L16.

cortisone (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: corticosterone type of hormone (20-21 centuries), from cortex + sterol ( STEROID) + -one; because it is produced by the outer layer of a body organ]
a hormone that is used especially in the treatment of injuries and diseases such as arthritis
::a cortisone injection