loading...| Preferred Name |
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
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| Synonyms |
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAID NSAIDs |
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| Definitions |
An anti-inflammatory drug that is not a steroid. In addition to anti-inflammatory actions, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions. They act by blocking the synthesis of prostaglandins by inhibiting cyclooxygenase, which converts arachidonic acid to cyclic endoperoxides, precursors of prostaglandins. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35475 |
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| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Non-steroidal_anti-inflammatory_drug |
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| definition |
An anti-inflammatory drug that is not a steroid. In addition to anti-inflammatory actions, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions. They act by blocking the synthesis of prostaglandins by inhibiting cyclooxygenase, which converts arachidonic acid to cyclic endoperoxides, precursors of prostaglandins. |
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| has_related_synonym |
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAID NSAIDs |
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chebi_ontology |
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CHEBI:35475 |
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| label |
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
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| notation |
CHEBI:35475 |
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| prefLabel |
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
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