Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cortisone

1 sense of cortisone

Sense 1
cortisone, Cortone Acetate -- (a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone)
       => corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid -- (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions")
       => ketosteroid -- (a steroid containing a ketone group)