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Meaning of "cortisone" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORTISONE

Shortened from corticosterone.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CORTISONE

cortisone  [ˈkɔːtɪˌsəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORTISONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cortisone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORTISONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cortisone

Cortisone is a 21-carbon steroid hormone. It is one of the main hormones released by the adrenal gland in response to stress. In chemical structure, it is a corticosteroid closely related to cortisol. It is used to treat a variety of ailments and can be administered intravenously, orally, intraarticularly, or transcutaneously. Cortisone suppresses the immune system, thus reducing inflammation and attendant pain and swelling at the site of the injury. Risks exist, in particular in the long-term use of cortisone.

Definition of cortisone in the English dictionary

The definition of cortisone in the dictionary is a glucocorticoid hormone, the synthetic form of which has been used in treating rheumatoid arthritis, allergic and skin diseases, leukaemia, etc; 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone. Formula: C21H28O5.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORTISONE


axone
ˈæksəʊn
bolson
bəʊlˈsəʊn
complexone
kəmˈplɛksəʊn
dapsone
ˈdæpˌsəʊn
dexamethasone
ˌdɛksəˈmɛθəˌsəʊn
ecdyson
ɛkˈdaɪˌsəʊn
ecdysone
ɛkˈdaɪˌsəʊn
handsewn
hændˈsəʊn
hexone
ˈhɛksəʊn
naloxone
nəˈlɒksəʊn
naltrexone
nælˈtrɛksəʊn
prednisone
ˈprɛdnɪˌsəʊn
sewn
səʊn
Soane
səʊn
sone
səʊn
sown
səʊn
unsown
ʌnˈsəʊn
Wolfensohn
ˈwʊlfənˌsəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORTISONE

cortical
cortically
corticate
corticated
cortication
cortices
corticoid
corticolous
corticose
corticosteroid
corticosterone
corticotrophic
corticotrophin
corticotropic
corticotropin
cortile
cortin
cortina
cortisol

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORTISONE

a good one
anyone
cassone
done
everyone
gone
hydrocortisone
in one
iPhone
leone
let alone
no one
no-one
none
one
phone
smartphone
someone
stone
telephone

Synonyms and antonyms of cortisone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cortisone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORTISONE

Find out the translation of cortisone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cortisone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cortisone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可的松
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cortisona
570 millions of speakers

English

cortisone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cortisone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكورتيزون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кортизон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cortisona
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাড্রিনাল গ্রন্থিনিঃসৃত একধরনের হরমোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cortisone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kortison
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kortison
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コルチゾン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코르티손
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kortisone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cortisone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார்ட்டிசோனின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉर्टिसोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kortizon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cortisone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kortyzon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кортизон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cortizon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κορτιζόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kortisoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kortison
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kortison
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cortisone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORTISONE»

The term «cortisone» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.260 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORTISONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cortisone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cortisone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cortisone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORTISONE»

Discover the use of cortisone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cortisone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Quest for Cortisone
The book also explores the key role the Mayo Clinic played in fostering cortisone’s development, and looks at drugs that owe their heritage to the so-called “King of Steroids.”
Thom Rooke, 2012
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Cortisone
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist records his search for the structure and functions of hormones in the thyroid and adrenal glands
Edward Calvin Kendall, 1971
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VITAMINS AND HORMONES
The effect of cortisone on TSH production and action is not as well defined. It is known that ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) and cortisone are mildly goitrogenic in the experimental animal (Winter et al., 1950; Halmi, 1952c; Halmi and ...
Robert Samuel Harris, G. F. Marrian, Kenneth Vivian Thimann, 1958
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Basic Medical Endocrinology
Synthetic glucocorticoids with even greater potency than cortisol are available for therapeutic use. 6. Cortisone. Cortisone differs from cortisol only in that the substituent on carbon 11 is a keto group rather than a hydroxyl group. Cortisone is ...
H. Maurice Goodman, 2003
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Power and Illness: The Failure and Future of American Health ...
The new substance, called Cortisone by its proprietor, the Merck Company, had been revealed to the public at a special meeting for scientists and the press at the Mayo Clinic in April 1949." Cortisone seemed to prove the correctness of the ...
Daniel M. Fox, 1993
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Symposium on Burns
HOWES: I would like to emphasize the quantitative relationships of the dose of cortisone to the healing of tissues and tell about some of the reactions observed in the nonhealing tissues. At the last meeting of the American College of Surgeons ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Surgery, 1951
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Coping with Prednisolone: And Other Cortisone-related Medicines
Eugenia Zukerman was prescribed prednisone to combat a rare lung disease and she has joined with her sister, Julie Ingelfinger, a doctor, to write the first, comprehensive guide for patients who are using this treatment.
Eugenia Zuckerman, Julie R. Ingelfinger, 2008
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Aspects of Homeopathy: Musculo-Skeletal Problems
There's another one there, Cortisone. If someone's on steroids long term, one of the symptoms from that can be a tendency to fractures, and there's probably other drugs that do that too. Anybody know any others? I know that corticosteroids can  ...
Ian Watson, 2004
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ADVANCES IN VIRUS RESEARCH
The titer of virus was found to be 10 to 100 times greater in cortisone-treated young hamsters than in untreated controls receiving Lansing virus alone. The level of virus multiplication determined in individual hamsters at the onset of paralysis ...
Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 1953
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Advances in Parasitology APL
Antibiotics (1500 units crystalline penicillin-G and 1250 /ng dihydrostreptomycin sulphate) fail to decrease the mortality when given separately or in combination with cortisone from the time of infection. Almost 90% of mice immunized with one  ...
Ben Dawes, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORTISONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cortisone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Cuddyer's balky knee 'acting up'
SAN FRANCISCO -- After missing four starts with left knee discomfort that required a cortisone shot and lubricant injection, Michael Cuddyer ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
2
McIlroy not alone in golf in finding hazards off the course
DiMarco at one point took a cortisone shot for his left shoulder. Within a year, he was out of the top 100 in the world and never got back. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
3
Minnesota Twins' Ricky Nolasco to undergo ankle surgery
The injury has been causing Nolasco pain for weeks and hasn't improved with cortisone shots and orthodics. Nolasco had hoped to avoid ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Since Her Greatest Triumph, Michelle Wie Has Been Plagued By …
... no structural damage, which I was really happy about," Wie said at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. "I just got a cortisone injection. «ESPN, Jul 15»
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The Surprising Skin-Care Mistake to Avoid When You Travel
A doctor can prescribe stronger cortisone products than the ones that are available without a prescription. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES. For more ... «Allure Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Antioxidants for your health
The body's ability to absorb vitamin C is reduced if you smoke, are under stress, have a high fever, are taking antibiotics, using cortisone, ... «The Philadelphia Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Georgia Bulldogs: New Leader on Offensive Line?
While in high school in Buford, Houston received a cortisone-like injection in his shoulder blade that contained traces of PED's unknown to him ... «Atlanta All Day, Jul 15»
8
Shoulder pain common, generally simple to fix
Sometimes a cortisone injection can provide needed relief. Corticosteroids work as a powerful anti-inflammatory, and since they can be ... «Idaho Press-Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Check Out The Hottest Celeb Pics This Week
At age 6, Dina Juve spent every week at Stanford Medical Center getting blood draws and knee drains and cortisone injections for juvenile ... «OK Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Cortison injections can relieve pain, but not for everyone
BALTIMORE —Cortisone injections can relieve inflammation and pain from conditions like arthritis and injuries, but despite their effectiveness, ... «WBAL Baltimore, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cortisone [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cortisone>. May 2024 ».
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