HYDROCORTISONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydrocortisone mean? 

• HYDROCORTISONE (noun)
  The noun HYDROCORTISONE has 1 sense:

1. an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDROCORTISONE (noun)

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 ("hydrocortisone" 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)

 Context examples 

The synthetic hemisuccinate salt form of hydrocortisone, a corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties.

(Hydrocortisone Hemisuccinate, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt of hydrocortisone succinate with glucocorticoid property.

(Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical lotion, containing clindamycin and hydrocortisone, with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities.

(Clindamycin/Hydrocortisone Lotion, NCI Thesaurus)

The synthetic acetate salt form of hydrocortisone, a corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties.

(Hydrocortisone Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Cortisol made in the laboratory is called hydrocortisone.

(Cortisol, NCI Dictionary)

Hydrocortisone initially binds to the cytoplasmic glucocorticoid receptor; then the receptor-ligand complex is translocated to the nucleus where it initiates the transcription of genes encoding for anti-inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines and lipocortins.

(Cortisporin Formulation, NCI Thesaurus)

The valerate salt form of hydrocortisone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist with antiinflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive effects.

(Hydrocortisone Valerate, NCI Thesaurus)

The probutate salt form of hydrocortisone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist with antiinflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive effects.

(Hydrocortisone Probutate, NCI Thesaurus)

Hydrocortisone used as a placebo in comparative studies.

(Hydrocortisone/Placebo, NCI Thesaurus)

The butyrate salt form of hydrocortisone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist with antiinflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive effects.

(Hydrocortisone Butyrate, NCI Thesaurus)