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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal |
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) AIANS |
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Anti-inflammatory agents that are not steroids. In addition to anti-inflammatory actions, they have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions. They are used primarily in the treatment of chronic arthritic conditions and certain soft tissue disorders associated with pain and inflammation. They act by blocking the synthesis of prostaglandins by inhibiting cyclooxygenase, which converts arachidonic acid to cyclic endoperoxides, precursors of prostaglandins. Inhibition of prostaglandin (source : MSH) |
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http://doe-generated-ontology.com/OntoAD#C0003211 |
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) NSAIDs Agents anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens NON STEROIDAL ANTI INFLAMM AGENTS Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Médicaments antiinflammatoires non stéroïdiens ANTIINFLAMM AGENTS NON STEROIDAL Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory product agent anti-inflammatoire non stéroïdien Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Non-steroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Antiinflammatory Agents, Nonsteroidal Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs NSAIA ANTI INFLAMM AGENTS NONSTEROIDAL Antiinflammatory Agents, Non Steroidal Agents antiinflammmatoires non stéroïdiens Non-steroid anti-inflam. drug Anti Inflammatory Agents, Nonsteroidal AINS Antiinflammatoires non stéroïdiens AIANS |
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Anti-inflammatory agents that are not steroids. In addition to anti-inflammatory actions, they have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions. They are used primarily in the treatment of chronic arthritic conditions and certain soft tissue disorders associated with pain and inflammation. They act by blocking the synthesis of prostaglandins by inhibiting cyclooxygenase, which converts arachidonic acid to cyclic endoperoxides, precursors of prostaglandins. Inhibition of prostaglandin (source : MSH) |
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Anti-inflammatoiresNonStéroïdiens Anti-InflammatoryAgents,Non-Steroidal |
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OntoAD:C0003211 |
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens |
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