26984 words

cox

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
the person who sits in the back of a rowing boat and controls its direction:

Examples:

Coxes are often small, light people.
The coxes may have to choose between their desire for shelter and their need for fast water.
2
to act as a cox:

Examples:

cox for She coxed for her college for three seasons.
He coxed the winning eight.
3
an abbreviation for cyclooxygenase: an enzyme that causes a chemical reaction in the body, one of the results of which is pain and inflammation (= red, painful, swollen areas). There are two different kinds of COX, COX-1 and COX-2:

Examples:

COX-2 inhibitors

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