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fludrocortisone
flu·dro·cor·ti·sone [ fldrə káwrti zōn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
drug used to treat Addison's disease: a mineral corticoid drug. Use: treatment of Addison's disease and other endocrine disorders.
[Mid-20th century. <fluoro- + hydro-]
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