Indomethacin
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| Indomethacin | |
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| Term | Indomethacin |
| Short definition | Indomethacin (IN-doh-MEH-thuh-sin) A drug that reduces pain, fever, swelling, and redness. It is also used to reduce tumor-induced suppression of the immune system and increase the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Indomethacin - (pronounced) (IN-doh-MEH-thuh-sin) A drug that reduces pain, fever, swelling, and redness. It is also used to reduce tumor-induced suppression of the immune system and increase the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs. It is a type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
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