mometasone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From [Term?] + -metasone (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).
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Noun[edit]
mometasone (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A glucocorticosteroid drug used topically in the furoate form to reduce inflammation.
- 2015 July 21, “Impact of Inhaled Corticosteroids on Growth in Children with Asthma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- The ICS formulations reported in the trials included beclometasone, budesonide, ciclesonide, flunisolide, fluticasone, and mometasone.