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DELTASONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Deltasone mean? 

DELTASONE (noun)
  The noun DELTASONE 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 immunosuppressantplay

  Familiarity information: DELTASONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DELTASONE (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 immunosuppressant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Deltasone; Liquid Pred; Meticorten; Orasone; prednisone

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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