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dexamethasone

[ dek-suh-meth-uh-sohn, -zohn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a crystalline, water-soluble steroid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in the treatment of certain allergic or inflammatory conditions, as rheumatoid arthritis, bronchial asthma, or dermatosis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dexamethasone1

First recorded in 1955–60; perhaps Dexa(myl) + meth(yl) + -a- (of uncertain origin) + (corti)sone

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