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- noun biochemistry Alternative spelling of
cyclooxygenase .
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Examples
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They relieve pain and inflammation by blocking an enzyme called cyclo-oxygenase (COX).
Leo Galland, M.D.: Why Medication Can Be Dangerous to Your Health 2010
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They relieve pain and inflammation by blocking an enzyme called cyclo-oxygenase COX.
Leo Galland, M.D.: Why Medication Can Be Dangerous to Your Health M.D. Leo Galland 2010
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The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (like Motrin) block an enzyme (cyclo-oxygenase) that becomes involved in the prostaglandin cascade.
Gary R. Gaffney: There is Gravity in Yankee Stadium: Effects and Side Effects of Anabolic Steroids 2008
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It blocks the activity of an enzyme called cyclo-oxygenase (COX) that is involved in producing pain and inflammation.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com M.D. Leo Galland 2010
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Aspirin blocks the effects of substance called cyclo-oxygenase and is produced by some forms of cancer which is why Prof Rothwell believes other cancers will respond to aspirin.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Aspirin blocks the effects of substance called cyclo-oxygenase and is produced by some forms of cancer which is why Prof Rothwell believes other cancers will respond to aspirin.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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We examined the effects of progesterone or cyclo-oxygenase 2 (Cox2) inhibitor treatments on the PRA/PRB ratio in silico.
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We examined the effects of progesterone or cyclo-oxygenase 2 (Cox2) inhibitor treatments on the PRA/PRB ratio in silico.
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Along the same lines it is within the last twenty years the cyclo-oxygenase type 2 (COX-2) inhibitors like the infamous Vioxx were touted as the new anti-inflammatory medications for this generation.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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