hydrocortisone
/ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɔːrtɪsoʊn/
noun
- A medicine used to reduce swelling, redness, and itching, often applied to the skin as a cream or taken as a pill.
- Hydrocortisone pills can help treat severe allergic reactions.
- She applied hydrocortisone to the insect bite to stop the itching.
- The doctor prescribed a hydrocortisone cream for my poison ivy rash.