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Definition of Cox-2 inhibitor

1. Noun. An anti-inflammatory drug that fights pain and blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; increases the risk of heart attacks. "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys"

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Literary usage of Cox-2 inhibitor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reaping the Benefits of Genomic And Proteomic Research: Intellectual by Stephen A. Merrill, Anne-Marie Mazza (2006)
"... treatment," and brought a patent infringement action against pharmaceutical firms that, meanwhile, had developed selective Cox-2 inhibitor products. ..."

2. Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/Health Care Partnership by Proctor P. Reid, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2005)
"A project using a nested, case-control design to look at the cardiovascular effects of the COX-2 inhibitor, rofecoxib, in a large HMO population within ..."

3. Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases by Christina Sampogna (2006)
"For instance, rofecoxib (Vioxx) can be described hierarchically as "rofecoxib", "Cox-2 inhibitor", "non-steroidal anti-inflammatory" or "anti-inflammatory". ..."

4. Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"There is a question of how to educate people to take 100 milligrams of a cox-2 inhibitor, instead of pressing for 400 milligrams, he said. ..."

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