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Meaning of "indometacin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDOMETACIN

indometacin  [ˌɪndəʊˈmetəˌsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDOMETACIN

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determiner
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Indometacin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDOMETACIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indometacin

Indometacin or indomethacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used as a prescription medication to reduce fever, pain, stiffness, and swelling. It works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins, molecules known to cause these symptoms. It is marketed under more than twelve different trade names.

Definition of indometacin in the English dictionary

The definition of indometacin in the dictionary is a drug administered orally to relieve pain, fever, and inflammation, esp in rheumatoid arthritis. Formula: C19H16ClNO4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDOMETACIN


bacteriocin
bækˈtɪərɪəˌsɪn
clavecin
ˈklævəˌsɪn
damassin
ˈdæməˌsɪn
erythrosin
ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌsɪn
galeopithecine
ˌɡeɪlɪəʊˈpɪθiːˌsɪn
leucosin
ˈluːkəʊˌsɪn
nigrosin
ˈnɪɡrəˌsɪn
salicine
ˈsælɪˌsɪn
spadassin
ˈspædəˌsɪn
turacin
ˈtjuːrəˌsɪn
tylosin
ˈtaɪləˌsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDOMETACIN

indol
indole
indoleacetic acid
indolebutyric acid
indolence
indolency
indolent
indolently
Indologist
Indology
indomethacin
indomitability
indomitable
indomitableness
indomitably
Indonesia
Indonesian
indoor
indoors
indophenol

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDOMETACIN

actinomycin
allicin
bacitracin
characin
ciprofloxacin
clindamycin
daunorubicin
doxorubicin
erythromycin
folacin
gentamicin
glycin
indomethacin
kanamycin
niacin
oxytocin
puromycin
streptomycin
Szczecin
vancomycin

Synonyms and antonyms of indometacin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «indometacin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDOMETACIN

Find out the translation of indometacin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indometacin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indometacin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吲哚美辛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indometacina
570 millions of speakers

English

indometacin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

indometacin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

indometacin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

индометацин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indometacina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

indometacin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indométacine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Indometasin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Indometacin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

インドメタシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

indometacin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indometasin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

indometacin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

indometacin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंडोमेमेसायिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

indometasin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indometacina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

indometacyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

індометацин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indometacin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ινδομεθακίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

indometacin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indometacin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indometacin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indometacin

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDOMETACIN»

The term «indometacin» is regularly used and occupies the 102.597 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDOMETACIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «indometacin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «indometacin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indometacin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDOMETACIN»

Discover the use of indometacin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indometacin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Meyler's Side Effects of Analgesics and Anti-inflammatory Drugs
One report has described low plasma ascorbic acid concentrations during indometacin treatment, and a case of hyperglycemia has been reported (17). Electrolyte balance Hyperkalemia has been reported in patients with preexisting renal ...
Jeffrey K. Aronson, 2009
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Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory
... Indometacin Indolgina® — » Indometacin Indolin® — » Indapamide Indom® — » Indometacin Indomax® — » Indometacin Indome® — » Indometacin Indomed® — » Indometacin Indomee® — ▻ Indometacin Indomelan® -» Indometacin ...
‎2000
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European Drug Index: European Drug Registrations, Fourth Edition
European Drug Registrations, Fourth Edition Muller. Indomee(Msd) supp 50 mg Indometacin (M01AB01)(SE) Indomee(Msd) supp 100 mg Indometacin ( M01AB01)(SE) Indomelan 1 % - Gel(Lannacher Heilmittel, Lannach) Gel: Indometacin 1 g ...
Muller, 1998
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Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology
(Cu-Algesic®) Indometacin is commonly used in humans. It is an acetic acid derivative and a member of the indoline class. Despite its short half-life in dogs ( 0.3 h), indometacin is highly ulcerogenic at doses of 1 mg/kg, 5% of the toxic dose in ...
Jill E. Maddison, Stephen W. Page, David Church (BVSc.), 2008
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Drug Discovery: A History
Indometacin Researchers at the Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research, West Point, Pennsylvania, found indometacin to be the most efficacious among 350 indole compounds screened in animals because of the possibility that serotonin ...
Walter Sneader, 2005
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Headache: A Practical Manual
In patients with EPH, indometacin should be given for slightly longer than the typical headache bout and then gradually tapered. In patients with CPH, long- term treatment is usually necessary; however, long-lasting remissions have been  ...
David Kernick, Peter Goadsby, 2008
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Health & Drugs: Disease, Prescription & Medication
Main article: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Indometacin is a nonselective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase (COX) 1 and 2, enzymes that participate in prostaglandin synthesis from arachidonic acid. Prostaglandins are hormone-like  ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
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Evidence-Based Ophthalmology
Table 35.1 (Continued) Authors Methods Intervention Participants Outcomes Results Notes Kraft et al, RCT Topical 500 eyes (78% had 0 Angiographic CMO e SSD in angio-CMO Concomitant 19829 FU 6-12/12 indometacin v FFA) 0 Final VA ...
Richard Wormald, Katherine Henshaw, Liam Smeeth, 2008
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Interventional Spine: An Algorithmic Approach
Table 10.5: Studies of Non-Specific NSAIDs and COX-2-Specific Inhibitors on Bone Healing Study Treatment and Model Results NSAIDs Dimar et al.144 Indometacin 3mg/kg Saline Spinal fusion was achieved in 10% of indometacin- treated ...
Curtis W. Slipman, 2008
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Side Effects of Drugs Annual: A worldwide yearly survey of ...
[SED-15, 1739; SEDA-33, 247] Teratogenicity Antenatal indometacin tocolysis was associated with an increased need for surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants born at up to 30 weeks of gestation: 32 of 54 infants with ...
Jeffrey K Aronson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDOMETACIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indometacin is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 Drugs Commonly Abused By Nigerians And Their Adverse Effects
Other NSAIDs include ibuprofen, diclofenac, piroxicam (feldene), indometacin and so on. They act by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme ... «Nigerian Bulletin, Jun 15»
2
Liječenje kronične boli
Predstavnici skupine NSAID su acetilsalicilna kiselina, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, diklofenak, indometacin i drugi. Uz analgetsko, nesteroidni ... «plivazdravlje.hr, Mar 15»
3
Ditch the pills, sleep easy and work out: Top tips to break the pain …
... includes aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen as well as more powerful prescription painkillers such as diclofenac, indometacin and celecoxib. «Express.co.uk, Dec 14»
4
Pharmakologische Interventionen gegen Pruritus bei erwachsenen …
Ein signifikanter Unterschied zwischen den getesteten Wirkstoffen bei Smith et al. bestand ausschließlich zwischen der Indometacin- (Median: ... «Deutsches Ärzteblatt, Dec 14»
5
Inadequate vancomycin therapy in term and preterm neonates: a …
... vancomycin treatment, duration of treatment (in days), relevant co-medication possibly influencing drug clearance (ibuprofen or indometacin). «BMC Pediatrics, Jul 14»
6
ACC: Gout Drug Tames the Heart
... pericarditis versus 51 of the 120 patients in the group that received placebo plus standard therapy with aspirin, ibuprofen, or indometacin. «MedPage Today, Mar 14»
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49ers Linebacker Faces Three Felony Counts
One envelope was labeled “Metaxolone,” a prescription muscle relaxant, and the other labeled “Indometacin,” a prescription pain reliever, ... «The San Francisco Appeal, Oct 13»
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A Quick Guide to Over-the-Counter Painkillers | Aspirin …
... dexibuprofen, dexketoprofen, diclofenac, (eg brand Voltarol) etodolac, etoricoxib, fenbufen, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, indometacin, ketoprofen, ... «Hive Health Media, May 13»
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Ayurvedic Remedy Gets Studied: Frankincense For Asthma?
... believe going old-school, like frankincense, will have fewer side effects than newer anti-inflammatories like diclofenac or indometacin. «Science 2.0, Jul 12»
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Study clarifies anti-inflammatory impact of boswellic acids
... be expected that boswellic acids have less side effects than today's prevalent anti-inflammatory treatments like diclofenac or indometacin. «News-Medical.net, Jul 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Indometacin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/indometacin>. Apr 2024 ».
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