Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cox-2

1 sense of cox-2

Sense 1
cyclooxygenase-2, Cox-2 -- (an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever; "the beneficial effects of NSAIDs result from their ability to block Cox-2")
       => cyclooxygenase, Cox -- (either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin)