Etymograph

English

fludroxycortide

From flu(oro)- + (hy)droxy + -cort- (“corticosteroid”) + -ide.

Formed from fluoro- + hydroxy + -cort- ‘corticosteroid’ + -ide

Latin fluō ‘to flow, stream, pour’

Latin fluor ‘flow’

English fluoro-

Today it means

noun A synthetic topical steroid used as an anti-inflammatory treatment for skin irritations.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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