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celecoxib

cel·e·cox·ib [ sèlli kóksib ]


noun 
Definition:
 
drug for treatment of arthritis: an anti-inflammatory drug that is an oxygenase inhibitor. Use: treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

[Late 20th century. Contraction and alteration of selective COX-2 inhibitor]
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