NSAID

NSAID
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. A drug that decreases fever, swelling, pain, and redness. Also called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

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  • NSAID — [Abk. für gleichbed. engl. non steroidal antiinflammatory drug]: ein meist als Antirheumatikum eingesetztes nichtsteroidales Antiphlogistikum, z. B. ASS, vgl. NSAR …   Universal-Lexikon

  • NSAID — NSAID: Abk. für Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • 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) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • NSAID — [en′sed΄, en′sād΄] n. pl. NSAIDs Med. nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug, used as a pain reliever, as aspirin or ibuprofen …   English World dictionary

  • NSAID — Die nichtsteroidalen Antirheumatika (NSAR) bzw. NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) sind Nichtopioid Analgetika, die ihrer entzündungshemmenden (antiphlogistischen) Wirkung wegen symptombezogen auch zur Rheumatherapie eingesetzt werden …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • NSAID — Abbreviation for nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs, under drug; e.g., aspirin, ibuprofen. * * * nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug * * * NSAID en .sedalso .sād n a nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug (as ibuprofen) * * * any one of a large… …   Medical dictionary

  • NSAID — pha abbr. NSAID nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug …   From formal English to slang

  • NSAID — noun an anti inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox 1 and Cox 2 enzymes • Syn: ↑nonsteroidal anti inflammatory, ↑nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug • Hypernyms: ↑anti inflammatory, ↑anti… …   Useful english dictionary

  • NSAID — noun Etymology: nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug Date: 1982 a nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug (as aspirin and ibuprofen) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • NSAID — (= non steroidal anti inflammatory drug) Range of anti inflammatory drugs that include aspirin, ibuprofen and a wide range of derivatives. Mostly act on the production of early low molecular weight mediators of the acute inflammatory response.… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • NSAID — nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug. * * * …   Universalium

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