cyclooxygenases

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A form of cyclooxygenase — Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins (prostanoids); their inhibition is the mode of action of the NSAIDs aspirin and ibuprofen.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cyclooxygenase
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