prednisone
Meaning of prednisone
noun
a synthetic drug similar to cortisone, used to relieve rheumatic and allergic conditions and to treat leukaemia.
1950s: perhaps from pre(gnane) (a synthetic hydrocarbon) + d(ie)n(e) + ( cort)isone .
Information about prednisone
- It is a name.
- The plural form of prednisone is: prednisones.
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Hyphenation of prednisone
pred-nisone
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- prednisone is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
prednisone synonyms
Meaning Orasone:
Orasone, Deltasone, Meticorten
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