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dexamethasone

English

Etymology

From dex- +? -a- +? -methasone (prednisone or prednisolone derivative).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?k.s??m??.?.s??n/, /?d?k.s??m??.?.z??n/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?d?k.s??m??.??so?n/, /?d?k.s??m??.??zo?n/

Noun

dexamethasone (countable and uncountable, plural dexamethasones)

  1. (pharmacology, biochemistry) A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C22H29FO5, and used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Translations

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

(brand name medicine tradenames)

References

  • “dexamethasone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “dexamethasone”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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fortecortin

English

Noun

fortecortin (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) The drug dexamethasone

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