See Also: anti-inflammatory agent, non-steroidal(medicine)
anti-inflammatory agent, steroidal(medicine)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory(medicine)
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug(medicine)
Anti-inflammatory agent(medicine)
anti-inflammatory agent, topical(medicine)
Anti-inflammatory(medicine)
Anti-inflammatory drugs(health)
agent, anti-infective(medicine)
Agent, anti-infective(health)

realm (iou) and anti-inflammatory agent, non-steroidal (medicine)


realm (iou)



realm noun. Also (earlier) reaume. ME.
[Old French reaume, realme (mod. royaume) from Latin regimin-, REGIMEN; the l arose through the infl. of Old French real, reiel vars. of roial ROYAL.]
A kingdom (now chiefly Law). Also, any region or territory, esp. of a specified ruling power; the sphere, domain, or province of some quality, state, or Other abstract conception. ME.
abjuration of the realm: see ABJURATION 1. abjure the realm: see ABJURE 3. Estates of the Realm: see ESTATE noun. peer of the realm: see PEER noun1 4.
R. Baker That the Realm of England should be destroyed through the misgovernance of King Richard. Day Lewis A..coin of the realm. P. Auster My motives are lofty, but my work now takes place in the realm of the everyday. M. Bergmann Freud ventures outside the clinical realm to make observations on humanity as a whole.
spec. A primary zoogeographical division of the earth's surface. L19.
realmless adjective E19.

anti-inflammatory agent, non-steroidal (medicine)


anti-inflammatory agent, non-steroidal
Anti-inflammatory agents that are not steroids. In addition to anti-inflammatory actions, they have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions. They are used primarily in the treatment of chronic arthritic conditions and certain soft tissue disorders associated with pain and inflammation. They act by blocking the synthesis of prostaglandins by inhibiting cyclooxygenase, which converts arachidonic acid to cyclic endoperoxides, precursors of prostaglandins. Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis accounts for their analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions; Other mechanisms may contribute to their anti-inflammatory effects. Certain nsaids also may inhibit lipoxygenase enzymes or phospholipase c or may modulate T-cell function. (ama drug evaluations annual, 1994, p 1814-5)