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dexamethasone

[dek-suh-meth-uh-sohn, -zohn]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a crystalline, water-soluble steroid, C22H29FO5, used in the treatment of certain allergic or inflammatory conditions, as rheumatoid arthritis, bronchial asthma, or dermatosis.
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Origin of dexamethasone

1955–60; perhaps Dexa(myl) + meth(yl) + -a- (of unclear orig.) (corti)sone
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dexamethasone in Medicine

dexamethasone

(dĕk′sə-mĕth′ə-sōn′, -zōn′)
n.
  1. A synthetic glucocorticoid used primarily in the treatment of inflammatory disorders.
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