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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(medicine) A glucocorticosteroid used topically to reduce inflammation.
For example, although - methasone is the recommended stem, recently designated INNs have used the stem - metasone (e.g. dexa methasone in 1962, beta methasone in 1965, beclo metasone in 1970 and alclo metasone in 1979).
Use metasone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metasone means (medicine) A glucocorticosteroid used topically to reduce inflammation.
Common synonyms include methasone.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For example, although - methasone is the recommended stem, recently designated INNs have used the stem - metasone (e.g. dexa methasone in 1962, beta methasone in 1965, beclo metasone in 1970 and alclo metasone in 1979).
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