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an·ti·in·flam·ma·to·ry (an″te-in-flamґə-tor″e) 1. counteracting or suppressing inflammation. 2. an agent that counteracts or suppresses inflammation.Medical dictionary. 2011.
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug — (NSAID) any of a large, chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that inhibit cyclooxygenase activity, resulting in decreased synthesis of prostaglandin and thromboxane precursors from arachidonic acid. All NSAIDs have analgesic, antipyretic, and… … Medical dictionary
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug enteropathy — NSAID enteropathy, NSAID induced enteropathy intestinal irritation caused by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, usually in long term users; first there is increased permeability of the wall, and this may progress to perforations, ulcers, and… … Medical dictionary
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug gastropathy — NSAID gastropathy, NSAID induced gastropathy damage to the gastric mucosa resulting from use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; the most common changes are mucosal erosions and small hemorrhages, especially in the fundus and body of the… … Medical dictionary
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent — see under drug … Medical dictionary
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory analgesic — (NSAIA) see under drug … Medical dictionary
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs — Non|stero|idal anti|in|flammatory drugs [nonßtẹroidel äntiinflạ̈meteri drạgß; engl. = nichtsteroidale entzündungshemmende Arzneimittel] Mehrz.: vor allem zur Behandlung rheumatischer Erkrankungen angewandte Arzneimittel, deren Wirksubstanz… … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug — Coated 200 mg Ibuprofen tablets, a common NSAID Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs or NAIDs, but also referred to as nonsteroidal anti inflammatory agents/analgesics (NSAIAs) or nonsteroidal Anti inflammatory… … Wikipedia
Neural top down control of physiology — concerns the direct regulation by the brain of physiological functions (in addition to smooth muscle and glandular ones). Cellular functions include the immune system’s production of T lymphocytes and antibodies, and nonimmune related homeostatic … Wikipedia
Glucocorticoid — Chemical structure of cortisol, a glucocorticoid … Wikipedia
Dapsone — Systematic (IUPAC) name 4 [(4 aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline … Wikipedia
