Meticorten (Noun)
Meaning
A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Meticorten was prescribed to Sarah by her doctor to treat the severe swelling in her knee due to arthritis.
- After trying several different medications, Mark finally found relief from his inflammatory condition with the use of Meticorten.
- Meticorten was a lifesaver for Rachel, whose lupus diagnosis made everyday life extremely difficult due to its intense side effects.
- Since she began taking Meticorten as prescribed by her physician, Julia has seen significant improvements in managing her Crohn's disease.
- Over a course of months, researchers documented patients receiving varying doses of Meticorten as a possible method of counteracting bone-marrow-replacement reaction associated with breast-cancer radiotherapy