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(moh-MEH-tuh-sone FYOOR-oh-ayt)
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| A drug that is used in a cream to treat certain skin conditions and in a nasal spray to treat sinus problems caused by allergies. It is being studied as a way to treat inflammation of the skin caused by radiation therapy. Mometasone furoate is a type of corticosteroid. Also called Elocon, mometasone, and Nasonex. |
Previous Definitions: | molecular pathway, molecular risk assessment, molecularly targeted therapy, molecule, mometasone | Next Definitions: | monitor, monoamine oxidase inhibitor, monoclonal antibody, monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance |
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