cyclooxygenase-2

1. 1.

   an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever

   “the beneficial effects of NSAIDs result from their ability to block Cox-2”

   SynonymsCox-2

   Broadercyclooxygenase

Questions about cyclooxygenase-2

What does cyclooxygenase-2 mean?

cyclooxygenase-2 means "an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever".

How many syllables are in cyclooxygenase-2?

cyclooxygenase-2 has 5 syllables: cy-cloox-y-ge-nase-2. The stress falls on "y".

What is another word for cyclooxygenase-2?

Close synonyms include Cox-2. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cyclooxygenase-2 a common word?

cyclooxygenase-2 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.