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PRELONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Prelone mean?
• PRELONE (noun)
The noun PRELONE has 1 sense:
1. a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions
Familiarity information: PRELONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Prelone" 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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