DEXAMETHASONE

dexamethasone, Decadron, Dexamethasone Intensol, Dexone, Hexadrol, Oradexon

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dexamethasone (plural dexamethasones)

(hormone) A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C22H29FO5, or a derivative thereof

Hypernyms

• glucocorticoid

• corticosteroid

• steroid

• corticoid

• hormone

Hyponyms

(brand name medicine tradenames)

• Decadron, decadron

• DexPak, Dexpak, dexpak

• Dexasone, dexasone

• Dexone, dexone

• Diodex, diodex

• Hexadrol, hexadrol

• Maxidex, maxidex

• Oradexon, oradexon

Source: Wiktionary



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