betamethasone
/bey-tuh-meth-uh-sohn or, especially British, bee-/US // ˌbeɪ təˈmɛθ əˌsoʊn or, especially British, ˌbi- //
倍他米松,倍他美松,倍他松,倍他麦斯通
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pharmacology.
- : 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.
Examples
With Medina Spirit, Baffert eventually said Tuesday that he had received betamethasone in a dermatology ointment.
Medina Spirit’s Derby win is in jeopardy after Baffert’s announcement Sunday that test results revealed the horse had the steroid betamethasone in his system.
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