triamcinolone

[trahy-am-sin-uh-lohn]

noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C21H27FO6, used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.

Origin of triamcinolone

1955–60; triamcin- (of unexplained derivation) + (prednis)olone

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triamcinolone in Medicine

triamcinolone

[trī′ăm-sĭn′ə-lōn′]

n.

A synthetic glucocorticoid used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of allergic and respiratory disorders.

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