prednisone

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prednisone - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  prednisone
      n 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 [syn: prednisone, Orasone,
           Deltasone, Liquid Pred, Meticorten]