mometasone
mometasone noun: a glucocorticosteroid drug used topically in the furoate form to reduce inflammation.
Noun
mometasone (uncountable)
- A glucocorticosteroid drug used topically in the furoate form to reduce inflammation.
- The ICS formulations reported in the trials included beclometasone, budesonide, ciclesonide, flunisolide, fluticasone, and mometasone.2015 July 21, “Impact of Inhaled Corticosteroids on Growth in Children with Asthma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin of mometasone
From [Term?] + -metasone (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).
Questions about mometasone
- What does mometasone mean?
- Mometasone means a glucocorticosteroid drug used topically in the furoate form to reduce inflammation.
- What part of speech is mometasone?
- Mometasone is a noun.
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