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UK
/hˈaɪdɹəkˌɔːtɪsˌəʊn/
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NOUN
- an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
How To Use hydrocortisone In A Sentence
- Overall, hydrocortisone did not induce immunosuppression.
- Regulation of the hormone hydrocortisone means that the ginseng helps control metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, sodium, potassium, protein, fluids and inflammation.
- This improved matters and a further course of hydrocortisone shrank it nearly to nothing. Times, Sunday Times
- These drugs mimic the effects of the hormones cortisone and hydrocortisone, which are naturally produced by your adrenal glands.
- Overall, the inflammatory response was attenuated by hydrocortisone.
- In our study, however, only 1 of 11 control patients with septic shock received hydrocortisone.
- I've used hydrocortisone creams and calamine lotion, but they only relieve my symptoms minimally.
- I also got a hydrocortisone cream for some nasty mozzie bites on my arm. Poke, prod
- But it was a placebo controlled study, and early use of another active compound such as weak 1% hydrocortisone may have also prevented such flares.
- They say that "hydrocortisone cannot be recommended as a general adjuvant therapy for septic shock nor can corticotrophin testing be recommended. Archive 2008-01-01
