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
DEXAMETHASONE
Meaning of DEXAMETHASONE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012