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rofecoxib

US/ˌɹoʊ.fəˈkɑk.sɪb/

rofecoxib noun: a COX-2 inhibitor C₁₇H₁₄O₄S (trademark Vioxx) used to relieve the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, to manage acute pain in adults, and to treat primary dysmenorrhea but withdrawn from sale by the manufacturer because of its link to cardiovascular events (as heart attack and stroke).

Noun

rofecoxib (uncountable)

  1. A COX-2 inhibitor C₁₇H₁₄O₄S (trademark Vioxx) used to relieve the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, to manage acute pain in adults, and to treat primary dysmenorrhea but withdrawn from sale by the manufacturer because of its link to cardiovascular events (as heart attack and stroke).

Origin of rofecoxib

From rofe- (of unknown origin) + -coxib (“selective cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor”).

Questions about rofecoxib

What does rofecoxib mean?
Rofecoxib means a COX-2 inhibitor C₁₇H₁₄O₄S (trademark Vioxx) used to relieve the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, to manage acute pain in adults, and to treat primary dysmenorrhea but withdrawn from sale by the manufacturer because of its link to cardiovascular events (as heart attack and stroke).
What part of speech is rofecoxib?
Rofecoxib is a noun.
How do you pronounce rofecoxib?
Rofecoxib is pronounced /ˌɹoʊ.fəˈkɑk.sɪb/ (US).

Words near rofecoxib in the dictionary

  1. Roevember
  2. roex
  3. Roexit
  4. Roești
  5. ROF
  6. rofecoxib
  7. Roff
  8. Roffey
  9. roffia
  10. roffle
  11. roffled

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