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Noun: cyclooxygenase-2
  1. An enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever
    "the beneficial effects of NSAIDs result from their ability to block cyclooxygenase-2";
    - Cox-2

Type of: Cox, cyclooxygenase

Encyclopedia: Cyclooxygenase-2

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