English Explanatory Dictionary

cyclooxygenase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins (prostanoids); their inhibition is the mode of action of the NSAIDs aspirin and ibuprofen.

Word forms

cyclooxygenase cyclooxygenases cyclo-oxygenase cycloxygenase

Synonyms

COX

Derived words

COX cyclooxygenase-1 cyclooxygenase-2
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