fluticasone

Questions

What does fluticasone mean?

A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.

Where does fluticasone come from?

From flu(or)- + t(h)i(oate) + (corti)sone, left the -ca- unexplained.

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