rofecoxib

[医]罗非考昔<抗关节炎药，COX-2抑制药>

发音

US /ˌɹoʊ.fəˈkɑk.sɪb/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A COX-2 inhibitor C₁₇H₁₄O₄S (trademark Vioxx) used to relieve the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, to manage acute pain in adults, and to treat primary dysmenorrhea but withdrawn from sale by the manufacturer because of its link to cardiovascular events (as heart attack and stroke).

    不可数 医学

词源

From rofe- (of unknown origin) + -coxib (“selective cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor”).

来源：wiktionary