dexamethasone

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

nounPharmacology.
  1. a crystalline, water-soluble steroid, C22H29FO5, used in the treatment of certain allergic or inflammatory conditions, as rheumatoid arthritis, bronchial asthma, or dermatosis.

Origin of dexamethasone

1
First recorded in 1955–60; perhaps Dexa(myl) + meth(yl) + -a- (of uncertain origin) + (corti)sone

Words Nearby dexamethasone

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use dexamethasone in a sentence