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PIROXICAM

Dictionary entry overview: What does piroxicam mean?

• PIROXICAM (noun)
The noun PIROXICAM has 1 sense:

1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions

Familiarity information: PIROXICAM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PIROXICAM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Feldene; piroxicam

Hypernyms ("piroxicam" is a kind of...):

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NSAID (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids)

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