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Nonsteroid


Nonsteroidal is a term which is used to describe a compound that is not a steroid.

It is used in the term nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to distinguish them from corticosteroids as a class of anti-inflammatory agents.

Nonsteroidal is also used to describe drugs acting on steroid receptors that are not steroid derivatives.

Examples include the following:



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