triamcinolone

triamcinolone [trahy-am-sin-uh-lohn] Word Origin noun Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, C21H27FO6, used in the symptomatic treatment of inflammation.

Origin of triamcinolone 1955–60; triamcin- (of unexplained derivation) + (prednis)olone triamcinolone in Medicine triamcinolone [trī′ăm-sĭn′ə-lōn′] n.

1. A synthetic glucocorticoid used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of allergic and respiratory disorders.