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

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