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ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medicine intended to reduce inflammation
Synonyms:
anti-inflammatory; anti-inflammatory drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anti-inflammatory drug" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anti-inflammatory drug"):
Cox-2 inhibitor (an anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; increases the risk of heart attacks)
hydroxychloroquine; Plaquenil (anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus)
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NSAID (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids)
oxyphenbutazone; Tandearil (an anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis)
Butazolidin; phenylbutazone (anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin))
Pediapred; prednisolone; Prelone (a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions)
Deltasone; Liquid Pred; Meticorten; Orasone; prednisone (a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant)
Decadron; dexamethasone; Dexamethasone Intensol; Dexone; Hexadrol; Oradexon (a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation)
Context examples:
The sodium salt form of meclofenamate, an anthranilic acid and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activities.
(Meclofenamate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
An oxicam derivative and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activities.
(Meloxicam, NCI Thesaurus)
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) derivative of oxazole-propionic acid with analgesic and antipyretic properties.
(Oxaprozin, NCI Thesaurus)
The potassium salt form of oxaprozin and a member of the propionic acid group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties.
(Oxaprozin Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)
There are two main types of OTC pain medicines: acetaminophen (Tylenol) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
(Pain Relievers, NIH)
They are usually caused by Helicobacter pylori bacteria and by certain medicines, such as aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
(Peptic Ulcer, NCI Dictionary)
Examples include acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), such as aspirin and ibuprofen.
(Nonnarcotic Analgesic, NCI Dictionary)
Glucocorticoids, widely used as anti-inflammatory drugs, increase TLR2 activation by H. influenzae through the NIK/I-kB kinase pathway, while they repress the p38 dependent activation of NF-kB.
(NFKB Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A naphthylalkanone and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activities.
(Nabumetone, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and a type of cyclooxygenase inhibitor.
(Naprosyn, NCI Dictionary)
