DEXAMETHASONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dexamethasone mean? 

• DEXAMETHASONE (noun)
  The noun DEXAMETHASONE has 1 sense:

1. a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation

  Familiarity information: DEXAMETHASONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEXAMETHASONE (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Decadron; dexamethasone; Dexamethasone Intensol; Dexone; Hexadrol; Oradexon

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 regimen consisting of liposomal doxorubicin, vincristine and dexamethasone used as induction therapy for multiple myeloma.

(DVD Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of dexamethasone, thalidomide (DT) and cisplatin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide and etoposide (PACE) used for the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.

(DT-PACE Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Additional steroids such as dexamethasone or hydrocortisone may also be included in this regimen.

(Docetaxel-Estramustine Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

An oral suspension containing diphenydramine hydrochloride, dexamethasone and nystatin, with anithistaminic, antiinflammatory, and antifungal activities.

(Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride/Dexamethasone/Nystatin Magic Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of fludarabine, mitoxantrone and dexamethasone used to treat indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

(FND Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone, administered on a hyperfractionated schedule, used to treat adult L3 acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL3 or Burkitt's-type) and adult small non-cleaved cell (Burkitt's) lymphoma.

(HyperCVAD Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of methotrexate, bleomycin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine and dexamethasone used to treat aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

(m-BACOD Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of lenalidomide and dexamethasone used to treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

(Lenalidomide-Dexamethasone Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

An induction regimen consisting of dexamethasone, cytarabine, thioguanine, etoposide and idarubicin administered on an intensively-timed schedule as a form of timed-sequential therapy and used for the treatment of childhood acute myeloid leukemia.

(IDA-DCTER Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone (Hyper-CVAD) administered on a hyperfractionated schedule, followed by high dose methotrexate and cytarabine, and used to treat Burkitt's lymphoma.

(HyperCVAD/HD MTX AraC Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)