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ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
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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" 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"):
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:
Fatty fish is high in omega-3 fatty acids which have anti-inflammatory properties.
(Fish-Rich Diet Beneficial for Children with Asthma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist that mimics the metabolic, anti-inflammatory, and immunosuppressive activity of the natural glucocorticoids.
(Amcinonide, NCI Thesaurus)
Human serum-derived alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (alpha-1-antitrypsin or AAT) with immunomodulating and anti-inflammatory activity.
(Alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor Human, NCI Thesaurus)
The potassium salt form of aminobenzoate, with anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic activities.
(Aminobenzoate Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally active 4-aminoquinoline derivative with antimalarial and anti-inflammatory properties.
(Amodiaquine, NCI Thesaurus)
Analgesic compounds may act at opioid receptors (morphine-like drugs) or at other central or peripheral sites (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents).
(Analgesic Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of amodiaquine, an orally active 4-aminoquinoline derivative with antimalarial and anti-inflammatory properties.
(Amodiaquine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A quinolinemethanol derivative with antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, and potential chemosensitization and radiosensitization activities.
(Mefloquine, NCI Thesaurus)
An oxicam derivative and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activities.
(Meloxicam, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium salt form of nedocromil, a pyranoquinolone derivative with anti-inflammatory properties.
(Nedocromil Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
