Fludrocortisone acetate
fludrocortisone acetate flu·dro·cor·ti·sone acetate (flōō’drō-kôr’tĭ-sōn’, -zōn’)
n.
A synthetic mineralocorticoid used as an anti-inflammatory agent and in the treatment of adrenocortical insufficiency.
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