noun
a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders
• Syn: ↑fenoprofen calcium, ↑Nalfon
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Nalfon)
• Hypernyms: ↑nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, ↑nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, ↑NSAID
• Substance Meronyms: ↑propionic acid, ↑propanoic acid
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/fen'oh proh"feuhn/, n. Pharm.
a white crystalline powder, C30H26CaO6, used as an antipyretic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
[contr., resp. and rearrangement of phenoxyphenyl and propionic acid]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.