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Definitions of nsaid in various dictionaries:
noun - an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids
NSAID - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a drug class that reduce pain, decrease fever, prevent blood clots and, in higher doses, decrease i...
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Aspirin or ibuprofen |
Anti-inflammatory drug acronym |
Arthritis med acronym |
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Jan 10 2010 L.A. Times Sunday |
Oct 29 2006 L.A. Times Sunday |
Aug 13 2006 L.A. Times Sunday |
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an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids |
abbreviation for non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug: a drug that reduces pain and also inflammation, for example around the joints |
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a drug class that reduce pain, decrease fever, prevent blood clots and, in higher doses, decrease inflammation. Side effects depend on the specific drug, but largely include an increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcers and bleeds, heart attack and kidney disease.The term nonsteroidal distinguishes these drugs from steroids, which while having a similar eicosanoid-depressing, anti-inflammatory action, have a broad range of other effects. First used in 1960, the term served to distance these medications from steroids.NSAIDs work by inhibiting the activity of cyclooxygenase enzymes (COX-1 and/or COX-2). In cells, these enzymes are involved in the synthesis of key biological mediators, namely prostaglandins which are involved in inflammation, and thromboxanes which are involved in blood clotting. * There are two types of NSAID available: non-selective and COX-2 selective. Most NSAIDs are non-selective, and inhibit the activity of both COX-1 a |