Definition of "cox" [cox]

• A coxswain. (noun)
• To act as coxswain or serve as coxswain for. (verb-transitive)

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• "I saw this movie a few weeks ago, mostly because dr. cox is in it."
• "It is thought to inhibit an enzyme called cox-2 which is also the target of anti-inflammatory drugs."
• "In the new research, published in the journal, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, patients were taking either a high dose of lumiracoxib, a type of drug known as a cox-2 inhibitor, high dose of ibuprofen or naproxen, which are both non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs known as NSAIDs."