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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- cortisone
[.kɔrtɪ.son]
['kɔːtɪzəun]
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noun
[Biochemistry]
[Pharmacy]
[American English]
可的松
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cortisone
['kɔːtɪ"səυn]
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n
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
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n
[Etymology]
C20: shortened from corticosterone
Examples
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You need a few minutes for cortisone to take.
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你得等几分钟让可的松见效。
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