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NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug)
(Medicine) family of medications that reduce pain and inflammation by inhibiting prostaglandin production (includes aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, and many others)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (usually abbreviated to
NSAIDs ), also called
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics (
NSAIAs) or
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (
NSAIMs), are a
drug class that groups together
drugs that provides
analgesic (pain-killing) and
antipyretic (fever-reducing) effects, and, in higher doses,
anti-inflammatory effects.
NSAID
Noun
1. an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes"
(synonym) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(hypernym) anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug
(hyponym) diclofenac potassium, Cataflam
NSAID
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. A drug that decreases fever, swelling, pain, and redness.
NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug)
Any of a large group of drugs (e.g., aspirin and ibuprofen) that reduce inflammation by restraining bodily synthesis of prostaglandins.
