Term: cortisone: a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
Candidate hypernym: corticosteroid: a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response → 1
Candidate hypernym: snow goose: blue goose in the white color phase → 0
Candidate hypernym: no-par-value stock: stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate → 0
Candidate hypernym: masochist: someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment → 0
Candidate hypernym: haunch: the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings → 0
Candidate hypernym: tambour: a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering → 0
Candidate hypernym: new jerseyan: a native of resident of New Jersey → 0
Candidate hypernym: passive transport: transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required → 0
Candidate hypernym: bombyliidae: bee flies → 0
Candidate hypernym: track and field: participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it → 0
Candidate hypernym: rice rat: hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States → 0