anti-inflammatory

US: (an′tē in flam′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, an′tī-)

Inflections of 'anti-inflammatory' (n): npl: anti-inflammatories

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

an•ti-in•flam•ma•to•ry  (an′tē in flam′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, an′tī-), adj., n., pl. -ries. 
adj. 

1. Drugs, Medicine acting to reduce certain signs of inflammation, as swelling, tenderness, fever, and pain.

n. 

2. Drugs [Pharm.] a medication, as aspirin, used to reduce inflammation.

• 1955–60

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anti-inflammatory adjective

1. reducing inflammation

noun

1. any anti-inflammatory drug, such as cortisone, aspirin, or ibuprofen