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    DELTASONE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressantplay

    Synonyms:

    Deltasone; Liquid Pred; Meticorten; Orasone; prednisone

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("Deltasone" is a kind of...):

    anti-inflammatory; anti-inflammatory drug (a medicine intended to reduce inflammation)

    glucocorticoid (a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity)

    Domain usage:

    trade name (a name given to a product or service)

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