hydrocortisone

hydrocortisone
n.
a pharmaceutical preparation of the steroid hormone cortisol. Hydrocortisone is used in the treatment of adrenal failure (Addison's disease), shock, and inflammatory, allergic, and rheumatic conditions (including rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, and eczema). It may be given by mouth, by intramuscular, intravenous, or intra-articular injection, or in the form of a cream, ointment, or eye or ear drops. Possible side-effects of hydrocortisone therapy include peptic ulcers, bone and muscle damage, suppression of growth in children, and the signs of Cushing's syndrome.

The new mediacal dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hydrocortisone — [ idrokɔrtizɔn ] n. f. • 1959; de hydro et cortisone ♦ Biochim. Hormone corticosurrénale prescrite principalement comme médicament anti inflammatoire. ● hydrocortisone nom féminin Substance médicamenteuse destinée à suppléer à un déficit en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hydrocortisone — ☆ hydrocortisone [hī΄drəkôrt′ə sōn΄, hī΄drə kôrt′əzōn΄ ] n. the principal carbohydrate regulating corticosteroid, C21H30O5, in humans, with effects similar to cortisone …   English World dictionary

  • hydrocortisone — cortisol cortisol n. a steroid hormone ({C21H30O5}) active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism; called also {hydrocortisone}. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent Syn: hydrocortisone. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hydrocortisone — A reduction product (at C 11) of cortisone; a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex (the active hormone secreted in the greatest quantity by the adrenals) and the most potent of the naturally occurring glucocorticoids in humans; an… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hydrocortisone — Cortisol Cortisol Représentation moléculaire du Cortisol Général No CAS …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hydrocortisone — kortizolis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Steroidinis antinksčių žievės hormonas. atitikmenys: angl. cortisol; hydrocortisone rus. гидрокортизон; кортизол ryšiai: sinonimas – hidrokortizonas …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Hydrocortisone butyrate — is a corticosteroid that comes in one of the following forms:* hydrocortisone 17 butyrate PubChem|26133 * hydrocortisone 21 butyrate PubChem|23144ee also* CortisolExternal links* …   Wikipedia

  • Hydrocortisone buteprate — drugbox IUPAC name = [(8 S ,10 R ,11 S ,13 S ,14 S ,17 R ) 11 hydroxy 10,13 dimethyl 3 oxo 17 (2 propanoyloxy acetyl) 2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16 decahydro 1 H cyclopenta [ a ] phenanthren 17 yl] butanoate CAS number = 72590 77 3 ATC prefix = D07… …   Wikipedia

  • Hydrocortisone aceponate — drugbox IUPAC name = [(8 S ,9 S ,10 R ,11 S ,13 S ,14 S ,17 R ) 17 (2 acetyloxyacetyl) 11 hydroxy 10,13 dimethyl 3 oxo 2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16 decahydro 1 H cyclopenta [ a ] phenanthren 17 yl] propanoate CAS number = 74050 20 7 ATC prefix = D07… …   Wikipedia

  • hydrocortisone acetate — [USP] an ester of hydrocortisone, having actions and uses similar to those of the base; administered by intra articular, intralesional, or soft tissue injection, rectally, or applied topically to the skin, external acoustic canal, or conjunctiva …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”