Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A synthetic glucocorticoid, C21H27FO6, used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of allergic and respiratory disorders.

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  • noun A certain synthetic corticosteroid.

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  • noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Perhaps from tri– + am(yl) + cin(ene), a terpene (cin(eole) + –ene) + (prednis)olone.]

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Examples

  • However, some ophthalmologists have treated patients with eye injections of an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid called triamcinolone, though its effectiveness had not been tested in a clinical trial.

    Kansas City infoZine Headlines 2009

  • It has effects similar to other corticosteroids such as triamcinolone

    World Usability Day - Making Life Easy! 2009

  • Although this study suggests that intravitreal injection of steroids such as triamcinolone acetonide may be useful in treating DME, further clinical trials are required to confirm this finding.

    Diabetes News from dLife.com 2009

  • Other drugs taken occasionally or briefly may cause temporary flushing; they include the antibiotic rifampin (Rifadin), the immunosuppressant cyclosporine (Sandimmune), the erectile drug sildenafil (Viagra), and the steroid triamcinolone (Aristocort).

    Q&A: Causes of constant facial flushing? 2009

  • Other drugs taken occasionally or briefly may cause temporary flushing; they include the antibiotic rifampin (Rifadin), the immunosuppressant cyclosporine (Sandimmune), the erectile drug sildenafil (Viagra), and the steroid triamcinolone (Aristocort).

    Q&A: Causes of constant facial flushing? 2009

  • These submissions were based on clinical trials that showed gouty arthritis patients treated with ACZ885 at the time of an attack experienced superior pain relief at 72 hours and a significant reduction in the risk of new attacks over six months, compared to patients treated with the injectable steroid, triamcinolone acetonide TA1.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Interestingly, HA combined with betamethasone did not demonstrate synergistic effects, whereas previous studies indicated that HA combined with another corticosteroid, triamcinolone, does.

    Thoroughbred News | BloodHorse.com By 2010

  • Many of these medications are based on one of the three major cortisol subtypes that consist of prednisolone, dexamethasone, and triamcinolone.

    The World's Healthiest Foods 2010

  • The third group got laser therapy plus injections into the eye of triamcinolone, a

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Interestingly, HA combined with betamethasone did not demonstrate synergistic effects, whereas previous studies indicated that HA combined with another corticosteroid, triamcinolone, does.

    TheHorse.com News 2010

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