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DEXAMETHASONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
Synonyms:
Decadron; dexamethasone; Dexamethasone Intensol; Dexone; Hexadrol; Oradexon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dexamethasone" is a kind of...):
anti-inflammatory; anti-inflammatory drug (a medicine intended to reduce inflammation)
adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)
Context examples:
A chemotherapy regimen consisting of dexamethasone, high-dose cytarabine (Ara-C) and cisplatin, used to treat relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(DHAP Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
Dexamethasone inhibits inflammation thereby preventing leakage from the capillaries and a reduction of retinal edema.
(Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of dexamethasone, etoposide, cytarabine, used for the treatment of recurrent childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(DECA Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone, used as induction treatment for multiple myeloma.
(Cyclophosphamide-VAD Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A chemotherapy combination used in the treatment of cancers such as multiple myeloma and consisting of dexamethasone (antiinflammatory), cisplatin, Dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, etoposide (cytostatic) and thalidomide (antiangiogenic).
(Cisplatin/Cyclophosphamide/Dexamethasone/Etoposide/Thalidomide, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of bortezomib and dexamethasone used as treatment for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
(Bortezomib-Dexamethasone Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of dexamethasone, etoposide, cytarabine and L-asparaginase, used for the treatment of recurrent childhood Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
(DECAL Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about whether an individual had depression after stopping the use of dexamethasone.
(Depression After Stopping Dexamethasone, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition to binding to specific nuclear steroid receptors, dexamethasone also interferes with NF-kB activation and apoptotic pathways.
(Dexamethasone, NCI Thesaurus)
Dexamethasone is used to treat leukemia and lymphoma and may be used to treat some of the problems caused by other cancers and their treatment.
(Dexamethasone, NCI Dictionary)
