prostanoids

pros·ta·no·ids

(pros'tă-nō'ids), Derivatives of prostanoic acid; for example, prostaglandins, thromboxanes, etc.

prostanoids

(pros-ta-noyds) The name of the end products of the cyclooxygenase pathway of the metabolism of arachidonic acid. These are prostaglandins and thromboxanes. See: eicosanoid; prostaglandin; thromboxane A2