piroxicam
[ pahy-rok-si-kam ]
nounPharmacology.
a white crystalline solid substance, C15H13N3O4S, used in the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders.
Origin of piroxicam
1By rearrangement and alteration of parts of its chemical name
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