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methylprednisone

methylprednisone is the alternative form of methylprednisolone.

Meaning of methylprednisolone

Noun

methylprednisolone (countable and uncountable, plural methylprednisolones)

  1. A synthetic glucocorticoid, C₂₂H₃₀O₅, used chiefly in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
    • The patient was treated with methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide, and azathioprine, as well as burn center protocol care with daily tankings.1993, Virginia Medical Quarterly, volumes 120–121, page 44

Questions about methylprednisone

What is methylprednisone the alternative form of?
Methylprednisone is the alternative form of methylprednisolone.

Words near methylprednisone in the dictionary

  1. methylpolysiloxane
  2. methylpotassium
  3. methylpred
  4. methylprednisolone
  5. methylprednisolones
  6. methylprednisone
  7. methylprogesterone
  8. methylpropane
  9. methylpropanes
  10. methylpropanol
  11. methylpropanone

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