DEXAMETHASONE

[ ˌdɛksə'mɛθəsəʊn , -zəʊn ]

■ noun Medicine a synthetic drug of the corticosteroid type, used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Origin

1950s: from dexa- (blend of deca- and hexa- ) + meth(yl) + -a- + (cortis)one .