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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, C17H14F3N3O2S, that selectively inhibits the formation of prostaglandins and is used primarily to treat pain and other symptoms of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other joint and musculoskeletal conditions.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute pain, painful menstruation and menstrual symptoms, and to reduce numbers of colon and rectum polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of sele(ctive) + COX(-2 inh)ib(itor).]

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