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noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C22H29FO5, used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
Origin:
perhaps beta + meth(yl) + -a- connective vowel + (hydrocorti)sone, components of the chemical name
perhaps beta + meth(yl) + -a- connective vowel + (hydrocorti)sone, components of the chemical name
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Betamethasone
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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betamethasone be·ta·meth·a·sone (bā'tə-měth'ə-sōn', bē'-)
n.
A synthetic crystalline glucocorticoid powder used as a topical antiinflammatory agent for the treatment of dermatological conditions.
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