dexamethasone
de·xa·met·hasone
noun
1.
a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
Origin
From dex- + -a- + -methasone (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).
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