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ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anti-inflammatory mean?
• ANTI-INFLAMMATORY (noun)
The noun ANTI-INFLAMMATORY has 1 sense:
1. a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
Familiarity information: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medicine intended to reduce inflammation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
anti-inflammatory; anti-inflammatory drug
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
A recombinant human-mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody against human tissue factor (TF), with potential antiangiogenic, anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory activities.
(Anti-TF Monoclonal Antibody ALT-836, NCI Thesaurus)
A human, recombinant monoclonal antibody (MoAb) against macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), with potential immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory and antineoplastic activities.
(Anti-Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Monoclonal Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)
A natural anthraquinone derivative, anti-psoriatic and anti-inflammatory Anthralin (dithranol) controls skin growth by reducing DNA synthesis and mitotic activity in the hyperplastic epidermis, restoring a normal rate of cell proliferation and keratinization.
(Anthralin, NCI Thesaurus)
A humanized monoclonal antibody against human tissue factor (TF), with potential antiangiogenic, anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory activities.
(Anti-Tissue Factor Monoclonal Antibody MORAb-066, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary, oral suspension containing a combination of agents comprised of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent, an alkylating agent, a histamine H2 antagonist and a sulfonamide with potential anti-angiogenic and antineoplastic activities.
(Antiangiogenic Drug Combination TL-118, NCI Thesaurus)
An anthranilic acid and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activities.
(Mefenamic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A topical, synthetic glucocorticoid with metabolic, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties.
(Medrysone, NCI Thesaurus)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, and immunosuppressive cytotoxics are examples of antirheumatic agents.
(Antirheumatic Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
A humanized monoclonal antibody directed against interleukin-13 (IL-13) with anti-asthmatic and anti-inflammatory activities.
(Anrukinzumab, NCI Thesaurus)
The anti-inflammatory effects of this agent appear to be related to the inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) production by macrophages.
(Andrographolide, NCI Thesaurus)
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