Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A synthetic glucocorticoid used to treat inflammatory disorders.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a corticosteroid drug used to treat allergies or inflammation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry A synthetic member of the
glucocorticoid class ofsteroid hormones, having the chemical formula C22H29FO5, or a derivative thereof
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Using a polymer-based nanocarrier, a type of drug-delivery tool, researchers identified the site of the inflammation with a fluorescent marker and then delivered an anti-inflammatory drug called dexamethasone to the site.
Clue to What Makes Lyme Bacteria Tick Ann Lukits 2011
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In 2004, when Mrs. Morrison got pregnant again, her doctor mentioned a steroid called dexamethasone, or dex.
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Prenatal treatment with a drug called dexamethasone is used by some clinicians to prevent the development of abnormal genitalia.
The Money Times 2010
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To sum up the science-y stuff: The doctors are offering pregnant mothers a steroid called dexamethasone in an attempt to prevent congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), which can cause the development of ambiguous genitalia in female fetuses.
Memphis Flyer Matthew Writt 2010
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Onyx also has initiated a Phase III trial, known as ASPIRE, to study carfilzomib in combination with Revlimid and a low dose of dexamethasone, which is used to counteract some chemotherapy side effects, in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.
San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2010
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Conducting research with a drug called dexamethasone, New is studying its effects on the disease Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH).
365 Gay News logointern3 2010
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This child was given an oral steroid medication called dexamethasone as well as a saline mist treatment in urgent care.
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The most commonly used corticosteroid is dexamethasone, which is highly effective.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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Noguchi says other studies have shown that the synthetic steroid - called dexamethasone (usually used postnatally) - causes later motor and cognitive problems in children.
BLACKCELEBRITYKIDS- Black Celebrity Kids,babies,and their Parents 2008
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So we physically added a corticosteroid called dexamethasone into this formulation.
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