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triamcinolone

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tri⋅am⋅cin⋅o⋅lone

[trahy-am-sin-uh-lohn]
–noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C21H27FO6, used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.

Origin:
1955–60; triamcin- (of unexplained derivation) + (prednis)olone
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tri·am·cin·o·lone   (trī'ām-sĭn'ə-lōn')   
n.  A synthetic glucocorticoid, C21H27FO6, used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of allergic and respiratory disorders.

[Perhaps from tri- + am(yl) + cin(ene), a terpene (cin(eole) + -ene) + (prednis)olone.]
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Main Entry: tri·am·cin·o·lone
Pronunciation: "trI-"am-'sin-&l-"On
Function: noun
: a glucocorticoid drugC21H27FO6 that is administered especially in the form of its acetal and acetate derivatives for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects and that is usedchiefly in the treatment of skin disorders, asthma, and allergic rhinitis —see AZMACORT, KENACORT
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triamcinolone tri·am·cin·o·lone (trī'ām-sĭn'ə-lōn')
n.
A synthetic glucocorticoid used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of allergic and respiratory disorders.

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