Dexamethasone Definition

dĕksə-mĕthə-sōn, -zōn
noun
A synthetic glucocorticoid used to treat inflammatory disorders.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Hexadrol
  • Dexone
  • Oradexon
  • Dexamethasone Intensol
  • decadron

Other Word Forms of Dexamethasone

Noun

Singular:
dexamethasone
Plural:
dexamethasones

Origin of Dexamethasone

  • dexa- (blend of deca–) (hexa–) meth(yl) probably alteration of (cort)isone

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dexamethasone Sentence Examples

  • Abstract We used clomiphene and dexamethasone in 40 infertile women to treat chronic anovulation resistant to the use of clomiphene alone.

  • Over the first 4-5 days 5-HT3 receptor antagonists alone or in combination with dexamethasone were superior to conventional anti-emetic regimens.

  • Dexamethasone A steroid drug Enterobacter cloacae An organism that is normally found in the digestive tract.

  • Dexamethasone is the preferred agent for systemic administration and triamcinolone for epidural injection.

  • This forms the basis of the ' dexamethasone suppression test ' .

More Sentences

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to dexamethasone using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

DDEDEX

Words Ending With

ENEONE

Unscrambles

dexamethasone

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DE & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With NE

Word Length

13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With D13 Letter Words Ending With E