Meanings
suffix
- medicineUsed to form names of selective cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors.
Origin
Contraction of COX inhibitor.
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-coxib. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-coxib
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