nsaid
IPA: nsˈɛd
Root Word: NSAID
noun
- (pharmacology) Acronym of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. [Any anti-inflammatory drug, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, that does not contain steroids.]
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Examples of "nsaid" in Sentences
- Dose tapering of NSAIDs may be needed.
- NSAIDs can be used to reduce painful menses.
- Maybe it will pop up on the NSAID article first.
- NSAID gastrointestinal bleeds can be a bugger too.
- I enjoyed a particular reference to NSAID addiction.
- Naproxen isn't physically addictive, none of the NSAIDs are.
- Aspirin and other NSAIDs are inhibitors of the cyclooxygenases.
- NSAIDs inhibit cyclooxygenase and reduce prostaglandin synthesis.
- Analgesics such as acetaminophen or NSAIDs are recommended for pain.
- The most common of these is aspirin, and its similar drug class, the Nsaids.
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