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CORTONE ACETATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cortone Acetate mean?
• CORTONE ACETATE (noun)
The noun CORTONE ACETATE has 1 sense:
1. a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
Familiarity information: CORTONE ACETATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
cortisone; Cortone Acetate
Hypernyms ("Cortone Acetate" is a kind of...):
adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)
ketosteroid (a steroid containing a ketone group)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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