Long-term use of prednisone may cause side effects.
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Pure phonetic transliteration of 'prednisone' - 强 ('pred-'), 的 ('-ni-'), 松 ('-sone'). The characters' lexical meanings ('strong's pine') are irrelevant; treat it as a fixed pharmacological name. Modern Chinese also uses the calque 泼尼松.
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Medical/clinical term. You'll see it on prescription bottles and in Chinese hospital paperwork rather than everyday conversation.
