| nonsteroidal antiinflammatory analgesic |
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs, are drugs with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects - they reduce pain, fever and inflammation. The term "non-steroidal" is used to distinguish these drugs from steroids, which (amongst a broad range of other effects) have a similar eicosanoid depressing anti-inflammatory action. NSAIDs are sometimes also referred to as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics (NSAIAs). ...
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| nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs, are drugs with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects - they reduce pain, fever and inflammation. The term "non-steroidal" is used to distinguish these drugs from steroids, which (amongst a broad range of other effects) have a similar eicosanoid depressing anti-inflammatory action. NSAIDs are sometimes also referred to as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics (NSAIAs). ...
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| nonpenetrance |
The state in which a genetic trait, although present in the appropriate genotype, fails to manifest itself in the phenotype (eg, a woman with a BRCA1 mutation who lives to be elderly and never develops breast or ovarian cancer).
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| nonprescription |
A medicine that can be bought without a doctor's order. Examples include some analgesics (pain relievers). Also called over-the-counter (OTC).
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| nonrandom mating |
Patterns of mate choice that influence the distributions of genotype and phenotype frequencies. Nonrandom mating does not lead to changes in allele frequencies.
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