Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Preventing or reducing inflammation.
Wiktionary
- n. pharmacology An agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation.
- adj. Preventing or counteracting inflammation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
Etymologies
- anti- + inflammatory (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Licorice and chamomile have demonstrated long-term anti-inflammatory action similar to topical steroids without the side effects.”
“He says there are many effective drops for eyes: mast cell stabilizing agents, antihistamines and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory eye drops.”
“The New Brunswick, N.J., maker of products ranging from Band-Aids to the anti-inflammatory drug Remicade flexed its diversification muscles, with sales growth of pharmaceutical and medical-device products helping to offset the sales decline for the OTC drugs that have been subject to a series of product recalls since 2009 due to manufacturing-quality lapses.”
“A healthy meal plan includes anti-inflammatory foods and nutrition supplements, avoids common traps while grocery shopping (screenshot below), and gets a perfectly balanced ratios of protein, carbohydrate and fat.”
“Hecht said about a third of the people with the condition improve within six to eight weeks with conservative treatment — anti-inflammatory medications, rest and therapy.”
Tiger Woods says neck injury not related to Nov. 27 car crash
“He has been treated with anti-inflammatory drugs and physical therapy, but he said that as he continued to practice, treatment was less effective.”
Tiger Woods says neck injury not related to Nov. 27 car crash
“Novartis had submitted Ilaris as a treatment option in adult patients with gouty arthritis, who cannot be adequately treated with anti-inflammatory products.”
The Wall Street Journal: Novartis Seen Gaining as Merck Scraps MS Drug
“With new competition looming for its anti-inflammatory drug Humira, Abbott Laboratories is planning improvements including a thinner needle to reduce patient discomfort during injections and a once-a-month dose versus the current every-other-week regimen.”
The Wall Street Journal: Changes Planned For Arthritis Drug Humira
“Standard treatment for gout includes fairly inexpensive nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, steroids such as prednisone and another older medicine, called colchicine.”
“Abbott Laboratories Abbott plans a thinner needle for the anti-inflammatory drug Humira.”
The Wall Street Journal: Changes Planned For Arthritis Drug Humira
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against, hostile; operating against; preventing, curing, neutralizing
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