corticosteroid
Medical term Basic Pharmacology
A medicine that reduces inflammation.
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- inflammationThe body's protective response to injury or infection, marked by heat, redness, pain and swelling.
- buccalPlaced between the cheek and gum to dissolve.
- capsuleA medication in powder or granules inside a gelatin shell.
- chemical nameA drug name that describes its chemical structure, used mainly by chemists and pharmacists.
- contraindicationA reason a drug or treatment should not be used in a particular patient.
- decongestantA medicine that gives short-term relief of nasal congestion.
- dependenceA compulsive, chronic need for a substance to feel normal physically or psychologically.
- distributionTransport of a drug through body fluids to the sites where it acts.
- diureticA drug or substance that increases urine output.