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

1 sense of cox-2 inhibitor

Sense 1
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; "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys")
       => anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug -- (a medicine intended to reduce inflammation)