flu·dro·cor·ti·sone (flōō'drō-kôr'tĭ-sōn', -zōn') n. A synthetic steroid used therapeutically to increase blood pressure by lowering the amount of salt the body excretes.
Main Entry: flu·dro·cor·ti·sone Pronunciation: "flü-drO-'kort-&-"sOn, -"zOn Function: noun : a potent mineralocorticoiddrug C23H31FO6 with some glucocorticoid activity that is derived from hydrocortisone and is administered especially in the form of its acetate
(flōō'drō-kôr'tĭ-sōn', -zōn') 