Morpheme
Cortisone
Type
free base
Denotation
corticosteroid hormone involved in metabolism and produced by the adrenal glands
Etymology
contraction of corticosterone (<Cortic(e) + -o- + Stere + -on(e) >)
Evidence
cortisone, fludrocortisone, hydrocortisone, tetrahydrocortisone, urocortisone
