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A COX-2 inhibitor C17H14O4S (trademark Vioxx) used to relieve the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, to manage acute pain in adults, and to treat primary dysmenorrhea but withdrawn from sale by the manufacturer because of its link to cardiovascular events (as heart attack and stroke).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Vioxx
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Broader terms: Cox-2 inhibitor
From rofe- (of unknown origin) + -coxib (“selective cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor”).
