NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory mean? 

• NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY (noun)
  The noun NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY has 1 sense:

1. an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids

  Familiarity information: NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NSAID

Context example:

NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes

Hypernyms ("nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory" is a kind of...):

anti-inflammatory; anti-inflammatory drug (a medicine intended to reduce inflammation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory"):

Acular; ketorolac tromethamine; Toradol (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly)

salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))

Tolectin; tolmetin sodium (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tolectin))

Clinoril; sulindac (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril))

Feldene; piroxicam (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions)

Daypro; oxaprozin (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro))

Aflaxen; Aleve; Anaprox; naproxen sodium (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation)

Naprosyn; naproxen (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain)

nabumetone; Relafen (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen))

mefenamic acid; Ponstel (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps))

meclofenamate; meclofenamate sodium; Meclomen (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis)

Cataflam; diclofenac potassium (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam))

ketorolac; Torodal (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally)

ketoprofen; Orudis; Orudis KT; Oruvail (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail))

Indocin; indomethacin (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin))

Advil; ibuprofen; isobutylphenyl propionic acid; Motrin; Nuprin (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic)

Ansaid; flurbiprofen (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally)

fenoprofen; fenoprofen calcium; Nalfon (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders)

etodolac; Lodine (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine))

diflunisal; Dolobid (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions)

diclofenac sodium; Voltaren (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally)

 Context examples 

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities.

(Bromfenac, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with a diaryl-substituted pyrazole structure.

(Celecoxib, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) belonging to the salicylate family.

(Choline magnesium trisalicylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug that belongs to a family of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents.

(Ketorolac, NCI Dictionary)

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent with analgesic properties used in the therapy of rheumatism and arthritis.

(Ibuprofen, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) derivative of oxazole-propionic acid with analgesic and antipyretic properties.

(Oxaprozin, NCI Thesaurus)

There are two main types of OTC pain medicines: acetaminophen (Tylenol) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

(Pain Relievers, NIH)

They are usually caused by Helicobacter pylori bacteria and by certain medicines, such as aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

(Peptic Ulcer, NCI Dictionary)

An orally bioavailable nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) with potential antiangiogenic and antineoplastic activities.

(Apricoxib, NCI Thesaurus)

A difluorophenyl derivate of salicylic acid and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties.

(Diflunisal, NCI Thesaurus)