English > anti-inflammatory drug: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A medicine intended to reduce inflammation. |
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| Synonym | anti-inflammatory |
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| Narrower | Cox-2 inhibitor | An anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1 |
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| dexamethasone, Decadron, 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 |
| 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 / steroids |
| oxyphenbutazone, Tandearil | An anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis |
| phenylbutazone, Butazolidin | anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin) |
| prednisolone, Pediapred, Prelone | A glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions |
| prednisone, Orasone, Deltasone, Liquid Pred, Meticorten | A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten) |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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| Spanish | antiinflamatorio |
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| Catalan | antiinflamatori |
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