A corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone [syn: cortisone, Cortone Acetate]
cortisone \cortisone\ n. (Chem.)
a corticosteroid hormone (C21H28O5) produced by the adrenal
cortex. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent.
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