DEXAMETHASONE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
   Synonym(s)
   • Decadron (what does Decadron mean?)
   • Dexamethasone Intensol (what does Dexamethasone Intensol mean?)
   • Dexone (what does Dexone mean?)
   • Hexadrol (what does Hexadrol mean?)
   • Oradexon (what does Oradexon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dexamethasone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • corticosteroid (what does corticosteroid mean?)
   • corticoid (what does corticoid mean?)
   • adrenal cortical steroid (what does adrenal cortical steroid mean?)
   • anti-inflammatory (what does anti-inflammatory mean?)
   • anti-inflammatory drug (what does anti-inflammatory drug mean?)