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KETOPROFEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail)
Synonyms:
ketoprofen; Orudis; Orudis KT; Oruvail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ketoprofen" is a kind of...):
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NSAID (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids)
Meronyms (substance of "ketoprofen"):
propanoic acid; propionic acid (a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates)