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Definition of Indomethacin

1. Noun. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin).

Definition of Indomethacin

1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to reduce fever, pain, stiffness, and swelling, having chemical formula C₁₉H₁₆ClNO₄. ¹

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Definition of Indomethacin

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Medical Definition of Indomethacin

1. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that blocks the production of arachidonic acid metabolites by inhibiting cyclooxygenase. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Indomethacin

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1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Furosemide-induced renin release is blocked by the prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor, indomethacin, by an undefined mechanism (4). After indomethacin ..."

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