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VIOXX

Dictionary entry overview: What does Vioxx mean?

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

1. a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004

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

Dictionary entry details

• VIOXX (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

rofecoxib; Vioxx

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

Cox-2 inhibitor (an anti-inflammatory drug that blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

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