Definition of Anti-inflammatory

Babylon English
anti-inflammatory
adj. against inflammation, relieves irritation (Medicine)
n. medication that reduces inflammation, medication that relieves irritation

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Anti-inflammatory Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
anti-inflammatory

Noun
1. a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
(synonym) anti-inflammatory drug
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) Cox-2 inhibitor


Anti-inflammatory Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
anti-inflammatory
Having to do with reducing inflammation. 

Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram)
anti-inflammatory
adjective
(drug) which reduces inflammation, as in a joint, etc.

Aids Glossary
anti-inflammatory
adj. acting against inflammation

Aromatherapy Glossary
Anti-inflammatory
Alleviates inflammation


Anti-inflammatory Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-inflammatory refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation. Anti-inflammatory drugs make up one half of analgesics, remedying pain by reducing inflammation as opposed to opioids which affect the brain.

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