| 单词 |
cortisone |
| 释义 |
cortisone Biochem.|ˈkɔːtɪzəʊn| [See quot. 1949.] A steroid hormone (C21H28O5) found in the adrenal cortex and prepared synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory agent in rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
1949N.Y. Times 1 June 33/8 The hormone..was named yesterday by its discoverer, Dr. Edward C. Kendall..as ‘cortisone’, an abbreviation of its long chemical name, 17-hydroxy-11 dehydrocortico-sterone. 1950Lancet 28 Jan. 169/1 Hench's dramatic report on ‘Cortisone’ in rheumatoid arthritis has opened an entirely new field of work. 1952[see corticosterone]. 1952[see corticotrophin]. 1952Sci. News XXIII. 7 Cortisone is secreted in minute quantities by the adrenal cortex of the suprarenal gland, which, as its name indicates, is situated above the kidneys. 1957Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 3 Oct. 65/1 Trials of cortisone in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. 1964[see cortisol]. |

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