National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

COX-2 Inhibitor

Synonyms

PTGS2 Inhibitor

cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor

COX-2 inhibitor

Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2 Inhibitor

COX-2 Inhibitor

Cyclooxygenase II Inhibitor

Definitions

A subgroup of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) that specifically targets at cyclooxygenase 2, an enzyme involved in pain and inflammation.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C80509

ALT_DEFINITION

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to relieve pain and inflammation. COX-2 inhibitors are being studied in the prevention of colon polyps, and as anticancer drugs.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:50629

code

C80509

DEFINITION

A subgroup of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) that specifically targets at cyclooxygenase 2, an enzyme involved in pain and inflammation.

FULL_SYN

PTGS2 Inhibitor

cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor

COX-2 inhibitor

Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2 Inhibitor

COX-2 Inhibitor

Cyclooxygenase II Inhibitor

label

COX-2 Inhibitor

Legacy Concept Name

COX-2_Inhibitor

Preferred_Name

COX-2 Inhibitor

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C80509

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C1257954

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1742

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1323

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