"anti-inflammatory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more anti-inflammatory [comparative], most anti-inflammatory [superlative]
Etymology: anti- + inflammatory Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|inflammatory}} anti- + inflammatory Head templates: {{en-adj}} anti-inflammatory (comparative more anti-inflammatory, superlative most anti-inflammatory)
  1. (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting inflammation. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical effects Derived forms: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Translations (preventing or counteracting inflammation): процізапале́нчы (procizapaljénčy) (Belarusian), супрацьзапале́нчы (supracʹzapaljénčy) (Belarusian), antiinflamatori (Catalan), protizánětlivý [masculine] (Czech), ontstekingsremmend (Dutch), anti-inflammatorinen (Finnish), anti-inflammatoire (French), antiinflammatorisch (German), αντιφλογιστικός (antiflogistikós) (Greek), gyulladáscsökkentő (Hungarian), gyulladásgátló (Hungarian), antinfiammatorio (Italian), patukakā (Maori), przeciwzapalny (Polish), anti-inflamatório (Portuguese), противовоспалительный (protivovospalitelʹnyj) (Russian), antiinflamatorio (Spanish), antiinflammatorisk (Swedish), протизапальни́й (protyzapalʹnýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-anti-inflammatory-en-adj-trQLFdnU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 55 45 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: antiinflammatory

Noun

Forms: anti-inflammatories [plural]
Etymology: anti- + inflammatory Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|inflammatory}} anti- + inflammatory Head templates: {{en-noun}} anti-inflammatory (plural anti-inflammatories)
  1. (pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Translations (agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation): antiinflamatori [masculine] (Catalan), antiflogistikum [neuter] (Czech), ontstekingsremmer [masculine] (Dutch), tulehduslääke (Finnish), anti-inflammatoire [masculine] (French), Antiphlogistikum [neuter] (German), gyulladáscsökkentő szer (Hungarian), rongoā patukakā (Maori), anti-inflamatório [masculine] (Portuguese), antiinflamator (Romanian), противовоспалительное средство (protivovospalitelʹnoje sredstvo) [neuter] (Russian), противовоспалительный препарат (protivovospalitelʹnyj preparat) [masculine] (Russian), antiinflamatorio [masculine] (Spanish), протизапальне (protyzapalʹne) [neuter] (Ukrainian), протизапальний засіб (protyzapalʹnyj zasib) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-anti-inflammatory-en-noun-Wqftg7Cw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 55 45 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: antiinflammatory

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "antinfiammatorio"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "preventing or counteracting inflammation",
      "word": "patukakā"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "preventing or counteracting inflammation",
      "word": "przeciwzapalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "preventing or counteracting inflammation",
      "word": "anti-inflamatório"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "protivovospalitelʹnyj",
      "sense": "preventing or counteracting inflammation",
      "word": "противовоспалительный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "preventing or counteracting inflammation",
      "word": "antiinflamatorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "preventing or counteracting inflammation",
      "word": "antiinflammatorisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "protyzapalʹnýj",
      "sense": "preventing or counteracting inflammation",
      "word": "протизапальни́й"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "anti-inflammatory"
  ],
  "word": "anti-inflammatory"
}

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