CYCLOOXYGENASE

Meaning of CYCLOOXYGENASE in English

noun Etymology: cycl- + oxygenase, an enzyme, from oxygen + -ase Date: 1975 an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins and that has two isoforms of which one is involved in the creation of prostaglandins which mediate inflammation and pain

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CYCLOOXYGENASE — "ˌ noun Etymology: cycl- + oxygenase (herein) : an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins, that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CYCLOOXYGENASE — noun Etymology: cycl- + oxygenase, an enzyme, from oxygen + -ase Date: 1975 : an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CYCLOOXYGENASE — an enzyme involved in oxygen metabolism. Cyclooxygenase is part of the pathway that mediates bodily response to infection and injury …
AIDS English Glossary
CYCLOOXYGENASE — Pronunciation: - ' äk-si-j ə - ˌ n ā s Function: noun Etymology: cycl- + oxygenase, an enzyme, from oxygen …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 INHIBITOR — COX-2 inhibitor. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to relieve pain and inflammation. COX-2 inhibitors are being studied in the prevention …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
PROSTAGLANDIN — noun Etymology: prostate gland + 1-in; from its occurrence in the seminal fluid of animals Date: 1936 any of various …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COX-2 INHIBITOR — noun Date: 1994 any of a class of drugs used to treat the pain and inflammation of arthritis by selectively …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COX — noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1990 cyclooxygenase
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROSTAGLANDIN — ˌprästəˈglandə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prostate (I) + English gland or French glande + International Scientific …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROSTAGLANDIN — noun Etymology: prosta te gland + -in (I); from its occurrence in the seminal fluid of animals Date: 1936 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COX-2 INHIBITOR — noun Date: 1994 : any of a class of drugs used to treat the pain and inflammation of arthritis by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COX — noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1990 : cyclooxygenase — often used with the number 1 or 2 to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COX-2 INHIBITOR — Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to relieve pain and inflammation. COX-2 inhibitors are being studied in the prevention …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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