betamethasone

betamethasone
/bay'teuh meth"euh sohn'/ or, esp. Brit., /bee'-/, n. Pharm.
a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C22H29FO5, used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
[perh. BETA + METH(YL) + -a- connective vowel + (HYDROCORTI)SONE, components of the chemical name]

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