HyperDic: anti-inflammatory

English > 1 sense of the word anti-inflammatory:
NOUNartifactanti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory druga medicine intended to reduce inflammation
English > anti-inflammatory: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA medicine intended to reduce inflammation.
Synonymanti-inflammatory drug
NarrowerCox-2 inhibitorAn anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1
dexamethasone, Decadron, Dexamethasone Intensol, Dexone, Hexadrol, OradexonA corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
hydroxychloroquine, Plaquenilanti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAIDAn anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids / steroids
oxyphenbutazone, TandearilAn anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis
phenylbutazone, Butazolidinanti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin)
prednisolone, Pediapred, PreloneA glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions
prednisone, Orasone, Deltasone, Liquid Pred, MeticortenA dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten)
Broadermedicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Spanishantiinflamatorio
Catalanantiinflamatori

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