hydrocortisone

English

Chemical structure of hydrocortisone

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor.

English hydro-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder.

Latin cortexder.

English cortico-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-

Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́

Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *ster-der.

Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós)

French cholestérine

French cholestérolbor.

English cholesterol

English sterol

German Ketonbor.

English ketone

English -one

English -sterone

English corticosterone

English cortisone

English hydrocortisone

From hydro- + cortisone.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

Noun

hydrocortisone (countable and uncountable, plural hydrocortisones)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• fludrocortisone
• hydrocortamate
• tetrahydrocortisone

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.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Noun

hydrocortisone f (plural hydrocortisones)

1. hydrocortisone

Further reading

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