hydrocortisone

English

Chemical structure of hydrocortisone

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ cortisone.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/

Noun

hydrocortisone (countable and uncountable, plural hydrocortisones)

(pharmacology) Name used for cortisol, a glucocorticoid steroid hormone, when used as a medication. Used to treat e.g. inflammation resulting from rheumatism and eczema.

Translations

Translations

Catalan: hidrocortisona f
Finnish: hydrokortisoni (fi)
German: Hydrokortison (de) n, Hydrocortison (de) n
Portuguese: hidrocortisona f
Spanish: hidrocortisona (es) f

References

“hydrocortisone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“cortisol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Noun

hydrocortisone f (plural hydrocortisones)

hydrocortisone

Further reading

“hydrocortisone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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