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non·ste·roi·dal
(nŏn′stĕ-roid′l) also non·ster·oid (nŏn-stĕr′oid, -stîr′-)adj.
Not being or containing a steroid: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
n.
A drug or other substance not containing a steroid.
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nonsteroidal
(ˌnɒnstɛˈrɔɪdəl; ˌnɒnstɪəˈrɔɪdəl)adj
(Pharmacology) pharmacol not containing or consisting of steroids
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non•ste•roi•dal
(ˌnɒn stɛˈrɔɪd l, -stɪ-)adj.
1. pertaining to a substance that is not a steroid but has similar effects.
n. 2. any such substance, esp. an anti-inflammatory drug, as ibuprofen.
[1960–65]
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| Noun | 1. | nonsteroidal - an organic compound that does no contain a steroid diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol, DES - synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
| Adj. | 1. | nonsteroidal - not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones steroidal - of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects |
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nesteroidní
nonsteroidal
adj no esteroideoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.