Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
predecease
predecessor
predelinquent
predella
predestinarian
predestinate
predestination
predestine
predetermine
predeterminer
predicable
predicament
predicate
predicate calculus
predicative
predict
predictable
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

prednisolone
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]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft