deoxycortone

English

Etymology

Contraction of deoxycorticosterone.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /diːˌɒk.sɪˈkɔː.təʊn/

Noun

deoxycortone (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) UK form of desoxycortone.
   • 1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 763:

     In 1951, when many people, both patients and doctors, thought that the newly discovered cortisone of Philip Hench was the therapeutic answer to this disease but were for one reason or another unable to obtain it, a paper from Sweden stated that similar results could be obtained by injections of deoxycortone (Doca) and ascorbic acid.