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English

fluocinolone

From fluo(ro)-[Term?] + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).

Formed from fluoro- + -olone ‘steroid or steroid-like drug’

Latin fluō ‘to flow, stream, pour’

Latin fluor ‘flow’

English fluoro-

Today it means

noun A synthetic hydrocortisone derivative used in dermatology to reduce skin inflammation and relieve itching.

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

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