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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any anti-inflammatory drug, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, that does not contain steroids.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: NSAID, for hyponyms and hypernyms, see Thesaurus:nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, NSAID

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug

Narrower terms: diclofenac potassium, Cataflam, diclofenac sodium, Voltaren, diflunisal, Dolobid, etodolac, Lodine, fenoprofen, fenoprofen calcium, Nalfon, flurbiprofen, Ansaid, ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, indomethacin, Indocin, ketoprofen, Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail, ketorolac, Torodal, ketorolac tromethamine, Acular, Toradol, meclofenamate, meclofenamate sodium, Meclomen, mefenamic acid, Ponstel, nabumetone, Relafen, naproxen, Naprosyn, naproxen sodium, Aleve, Anaprox, Aflaxen, oxaprozin, Daypro, piroxicam, Feldene, sulindac, Clinoril, tolmetin sodium, Tolectin, salicylate

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: antiinflamatori no esteroidal — group of drugs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非甾體抗炎藥 /非甾体抗炎药 (fēizāitǐ kàngyányào) — group of drugs
  • Czech: nesteroidní antiflogistikum — group of drugs
  • Czech: nesteroidní protizánětlivý lék — group of drugs
  • Finnish: tulehduskipulääke — group of drugs
  • Italian: farmaco antinfiammatorio non steroideo — group of drugs
  • Italian: FANS — group of drugs
  • Russian: нестероидный противовоспалительный препарат (nesteroidnyj protivovospalitelʹnyj preparat) — group of drugs
  • Russian: нестероидное противовоспалительное средство (nesteroidnoje protivovospalitelʹnoje sredstvo) — group of drugs
  • Spanish: antiinflamatorio no esteroideo — group of drugs
  • Spanish: AINE — group of drugs
  • Welsh: cyffur gwrthlid ansteroidol — group of drugs