celecoxib

English

Etymology

From cele- (“alteration of selective”) +‎ -coxib (“cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor”).

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Noun

celecoxib (usually uncountable, plural celecoxibs)

  1. (pharmacology) A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademark Celebrex) used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute pain, painful menstruation and menstrual symptoms, and to reduce numbers of colon and rectum polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.

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