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mefenamic acid

noun

a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps)

• Syn: ↑Ponstel

• Hypernyms: ↑nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, ↑nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, ↑NSAID

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\\ˌmefəˌnamik-\ noun

Etymology: dimethyl + fen- (by shortening & alteration from phenyl) + aminobenzoic acid

: a drug C₁₅H₁₅NO₂ used as an anti-inflammatory agent

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/mef"euh nam"ik, mef'-/, Pharm.

a white powder, C₁₅H₁₅NO₂, used as a mild analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic in certain types of arthritis and for the relief of moderate short-term pain due to dysmenorrhea.

[1960-65; ME(THYL) + -fen-, resp. of PHEN(YL) + AM(INOBENZO)IC ACID]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.