Term: -metasone
IPA: ˈmɛt.ə.səʊn, ˈmɛt.əˌsoʊn

==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|-methasone}}

===Etymology===
From {{af|en|meth-|-a-|prednisolone|alt3=(predni)s(ol)one|nocat=1}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈmɛt.ə.səʊn/|/ˈmɛt.ə.zəʊn/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈmɛt.əˌsoʊn/|/ˈmɛt.əˌzoʊn/|a=GA}}

===Suffix===
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# {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} {{ng|Used to form names of [[prednisone]] and [[prednisolone]] [[derivative]]s}}.

====Derived terms====
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====Related terms====
* {{l|en|pred-}}, {{l|en|-pred-}