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HYDROCORTONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hydrocortone mean?
• HYDROCORTONE (noun)
The noun HYDROCORTONE has 1 sense:
1. an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Familiarity information: HYDROCORTONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Cortef; cortisol; hydrocortisone; Hydrocortone
Hypernyms ("Hydrocortone" 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)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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