-metasone
English
Alternative forms
- -methasone
Etymology
From meth- + -a- + (predni)s(ol)one.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛt.ə.səʊn/, /ˈmɛt.ə.zəʊn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɛt.əˌsoʊn/, /ˈmɛt.əˌzoʊn/
Suffix
-metasone
- (pharmacology) Used to form names of prednisone and prednisolone derivatives.
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-metasone' title='Category:English words suffixed with -metasone'>English words suffixed with -metasone</a>
Related terms
- pred-, -pred-
- -betasol