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ORASONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Orasone mean?
• ORASONE (noun)
The noun ORASONE has 1 sense:
1. 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 immunosuppressant
Familiarity information: ORASONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 immunosuppressant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Deltasone; Liquid Pred; Meticorten; Orasone; prednisone
Hypernyms ("Orasone" 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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