prednisone
prednisone[ˈprɛdnɪzəʊn]noun- [mass noun](Medicine)a synthetic drug similar to cortisone, used to relieve rheumatic and allergic conditions and to treat leukaemia
(医)强的松,泼尼松
语源- 1950s: perhaps from pre(gnane) (a synthetic hydrocarbon) + d(ie)n(e) + (cort)isone
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