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rofecoxib

ro·fe·co·xib

US/ˌɹoʊ.fəˈkɑk.sɪb/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004

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Origin

From rofe- (of unknown origin) + -coxib (“selective cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor”).

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