SINCE 1828
cyclooxygenase
noun
cy·clo·ox·y·gen·ase
| \ ˌsī-klō-ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnās
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Definition of cyclooxygenase
: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins and that has two isoforms of which one is involved in the creation of prostaglandins which mediate inflammation and pain
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cyclooxygenase
noun
cy·clo·ox·y·gen·ase
| \ ˌsī-klō-ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnās
, -äk-ˈsij-ə-
, -ˌnāz\
, -äk-ˈsij-ə-
, -ˌnāz\
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