anti-inflammatory
See also: antiinflammatory
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
anti-inflammatory (plural anti-inflammatories)
- (pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation.
Usage notes
Translations
agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation
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Adjective
anti-inflammatory (comparative more anti-inflammatory, superlative most anti-inflammatory)
- (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting inflammation.
Translations
preventing or counteracting inflammation
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References
- (antiinflammatory*3),anti-inflammatory at Google Ngram Viewer
- 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
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