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pred·nis·o·lone [ pred níssə ln ]

noun

Definition:

anti-inflammatory drug: a synthetic steroid hormone, similar to cortisone. Use: treatment of allergies, suppression of inflammatory diseases.

[Mid-20th century. <prednisone, by insertion of -ol¹]

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