betamethasone

[ bey-tuh-meth-uh-sohnor, especially British, bee- ]

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noun

, Pharmacology.

a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of betamethasone¹

Perhaps beta + meth(yl) + -a- connective vowel + (hydrocorti)sone, components of the chemical name

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Example Sentences

With Medina Spirit, Baffert eventually said Tuesday that he had received betamethasone in a dermatology ointment.

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Medina Spirit’s Derby win is in jeopardy after Baffert’s announcement Sunday that test results revealed the horse had the steroid betamethasone in his system.

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