dexamethasone

2 definitions found

dexamethasone - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  dexamethasone \dexamethasone\ n.
     a corticosteroid drug used to treat allergies or
     inflammation.
     [WordNet 1.5]

dexamethasone - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dexamethasone
      n 1: a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or
           Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon)
           used to treat allergies or inflammation [syn:
           dexamethasone, Decadron, Dexamethasone Intensol,
           Dexone, Hexadrol, Oradexon]