1949, coined by its discoverer, Dr. Edward C. Kendall, shortening of chemical name, 17-hydroxy-11 dehydrocorticosterone, ultimately from Latin corticis (genitive of cortex; see cortex). So called because it was obtained from the "cortex" of adrenal glands; originally called Compound E (1936).
中文解释
cortisone 可的松——可的松
实用例句
1. If the cortisone doesn't take, I may have to have surgery.
如果可的松无效，我恐怕只能动手术了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. There was never any outcry about that because cortisone is legal.
从没有人对此提出抗议,因为可的松是合法的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Cortisone should never be used as It'suppresses the immune system of an already compromised animal.
Cortisone(可的松)是绝对不能使用的,他会影响到动物的免疫系统.
来自互联网
4. However, cortisone therapy and medicinal implants kept Kennedy alive.