cyclooxygenase-2

Cyclooxygenase-2


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever (context:substance)


– Sample : “cyclooxygenase-2”

  • the beneficial effects of NSAIDs result from their ability to block Cox-2
cyclooxygenase-2

cyme

Cyme


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first (context:plant)

cyme

cypress

Cypress


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones (context:plant)
    2. wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus (context:plant)

cypress

cystine

Cystine


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones (context:substance)

cystine

cytosmear

Cytosmear


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope (context:body)

cytosmear

cyclops

Cyclops


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms (context:animal)
    2. (Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead (context:person)

cyclops