cortisone
noun
cor·ti·sone
ˈkȯr-tə-ˌsōn 
-ˌzōn
: a glucocorticoid C21H28O5 of the adrenal cortex used in synthetic form especially as an anti-inflammatory agent (as for rheumatoid arthritis)
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Foxx said he was later told that his sister and daughter took him to a doctor, who gave him a cortisone shot.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 July 2024
Foxx went on to explain in the footage that he was told his sister and his daughter took him to a doctor, who gave him a cortisone shot.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Studies like the one conducted on cortisone treatments are bringing the conversations of cannabis and CBD to greater light and offering less stigmatization, but until more research is done, the best path for joint pain is still unknown.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Corticosteroid injections, also called steroid injections and cortisone injections, can be injected into the tendon sheath at the base of the affected finger.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 July 2024
Foxx went on to explain in the footage that he was told his sister and his daughter took him to a doctor, who gave him a cortisone shot.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Studies like the one conducted on cortisone treatments are bringing the conversations of cannabis and CBD to greater light and offering less stigmatization, but until more research is done, the best path for joint pain is still unknown.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Corticosteroid injections, also called steroid injections and cortisone injections, can be injected into the tendon sheath at the base of the affected finger.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
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cortisone
noun
cor·ti·sone
ˈkȯrt-ə-ˌsōn
-ˌzōn
: a hormone of the adrenal glands that is used especially to reduce inflammation (as in the treatment of arthritis)
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cortisone
noun
cor·ti·sone
-ˌsōn, -ˌzōn
: a glucocorticoid C21H28O5 that is produced naturally in small amounts by the adrenal cortex and is administered in the form of its synthetic acetate C23H30O6 especially as replacement therapy for deficient adrenocortical secretion and as an anti-inflammatory agent (as for rheumatoid arthritis) compare 11-dehydrocorticosterone
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