DEXAMETHASONE


Meaning of DEXAMETHASONE in English

noun Etymology: dexa- (blend of deca- and hexa-) + methyl + -a- (perhaps from pregnane, a parent compound of corticoid hormones) + -sone (as in cortisone) Date: 1958 a synthetic glucocorticoid C 22 H 29 FO 5 used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent

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