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Heister's diverticulum (medicine) and desonide (medicine)


Heister's diverticulum (medicine)


Heister's diverticulum -->
bulb of jugular vein
<anatomy, vein> One of two dilated parts of the internal jugular vein: the superior bulb (Heister's diverticulum) is a dilation at the beginning of the internal jugular vein in the jugular fossa of the temporal bone; the inferior bulb is a dilat ed portion of the vein just before it reaches the brachiocephalic vein.

Synonym: jugular bulb, bulbus venae jugularis.


desonide (medicine)


desonide
<chemical> 16-hydroxyprednisolone 16,17-acetonide. Nonfluorinated corticosteroid anti-inflammatory agent used topically for dermatoses.

Pharmacological action: glucocorticoids, topical.

Chemical name: Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 11,21-dihydroxy-16,17-((1-methylethylidene)bis(oxy))-, (11beta,16alpha)-