dexamethasone meaning

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dexamethasone (noun): a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation.

Definition of dexamethasone

  1. a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation

    Synonyms: Decadron, Dexamethasone Intensol, Dexone, Hexadrol, Oradexon

    Type of: corticosteroid, anti-inflammatory

Scrabble score: 26 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in NE · 13-letter words

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