Anti-inflammatory — refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation. Anti inflammatory drugs make up about half of analgesics, remedying pain by reducing inflammation as opposed to opioids which affect the brain.teroidal anti… … Wikipedia
anti-inflammatory — [an΄tē in flam′ə tôr΄ē, an΄tīin flam′ə tôr΄ē] adj. designating or of a medication that suppresses or reduces inflammation n. pl. anti inflammatories an anti inflammatory medication, as ibuprofen or aspirin … English World dictionary
anti-inflammatory — an·ti in·flam·ma·to·ry in flam ə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj counteracting inflammation anti inflammatory n, pl ries an anti inflammatory agent (as a drug) * * * 1. adj. describing a drug that reduces inflammation. The various groups of anti inflammatory… … Medical dictionary
anti-inflammatory — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms anti inflammatory : singular anti inflammatory plural anti inflammatories medical a drug taken to reduce inflammation (= swelling, heat, and pain) Derived word: anti inflammatory UK / US adjective … English dictionary
anti-inflammatory — noun a medicine intended to reduce inflammation • Syn: ↑anti inflammatory drug • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
anti-inflammatory — adjective used to reduce inflammation. noun (plural anti inflammatories) an anti inflammatory drug … English new terms dictionary
anti-inflammatory — adjective Date: 1844 counteracting inflammation • anti inflammatory noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
anti-inflammatory — adj. Anti inflammatory is used with these nouns: ↑drug, ↑medication, ↑medicine … Collocations dictionary
anti-inflammatory — anti in flammatory noun count a drug taken to reduce INFLAMMATION (=swelling, heat, and pain) ╾ ,anti in flammatory adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
anti-inflammatory drug — noun a medicine intended to reduce inflammation • Syn: ↑anti inflammatory • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
