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parecoxib

parecoxib noun: a water-soluble and injectable prodrug of valdecoxib.

Noun

parecoxib (uncountable)

  1. A water-soluble and injectable prodrug of valdecoxib.
    • All patients also received 1 g IV paracetamol, 1.5 mg/kg IV tramadol and 40 mg IV parecoxib analgesia intraoperatively, as well as pre-emptive antiemesis of 8 mg IV dexamethasone and 1 mg IV granisetron.2015 July 2, Chong Oon Tan et al., “Surgical predictors of acute postoperative pain after hip arthroscopy”, in BMC Anesthesiology, volume 15, →DOI

Questions about parecoxib

What does parecoxib mean?
Parecoxib means a water-soluble and injectable prodrug of valdecoxib.
What part of speech is parecoxib?
Parecoxib is a noun.

Words near parecoxib in the dictionary

  1. parechoviral
  2. parechovirus
  3. parechoviruses
  4. parecious
  5. parecon
  6. parecoxib
  7. pared
  8. pared down
  9. pared to the bone
  10. Paredez
  11. Paredezes

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