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PEDIAPRED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pediapred mean? 

PEDIAPRED (noun)
  The noun PEDIAPRED has 1 sense:

1. a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditionsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PEDIAPRED (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Pediapred; prednisolone; Prelone

Hypernyms ("Pediapred" 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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