ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acetylsalicylic acid mean? 

• ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID (noun)
  The noun ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets

  Familiarity information: ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

acetylsalicylic acid; aspirin; Bayer; Empirin; St. Joseph

Hypernyms ("acetylsalicylic acid" is a kind of...):

analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain)

salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))

Meronyms (substance of "acetylsalicylic acid"):

2-hydroxybenzoic acid; salicylic acid (a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acetylsalicylic acid"):

aspirin powder; headache powder (a powdered form of aspirin)

buffered aspirin; Bufferin (aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin))

enteric-coated aspirin (aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines)

 Context examples 

The acetylsalicylic acid derivative moiety of this agent inhibits the activities of cyclooxygenase (COX) I and II, preventing the formation of prostaglandins and thromboxanes.

(Nitric oxide-releasing acetylsalicylic acid derivative, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called nitric oxide-releasing acetylsalicylic acid derivative.

(NCX 4016, NCI Dictionary)

Acetylsalicylic acid binds to and acetylates serine residues in cyclooxygenases, resulting in decreased synthesis of prostaglandin, platelet aggregation, and inflammation.

(Aspirin, NCI Thesaurus)

The lysine salt form of acetylsalicylic acid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activities.

(Aspirin DL-Lysine, NCI Thesaurus)

Equipotent to acetylsalicylic acid, but more toxic, Acetaminophen may cause liver and kidney damage, especially in children.

(Acetaminophen #3, NCI Thesaurus)

NO donation by this agent, after cleavage from the acetylsalicylic acid derivative in vivo, may protect the gastric mucosa against the damaging effects of the aspirin derivative by modulating prostaglandins.

(Nitric oxide-releasing acetylsalicylic acid derivative, NCI Thesaurus)

A nitric oxide (NO) donating derivative of acetylsalicylic acid with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antithrombotic, gastroprotective and potential antitumor activities.

(Nitric oxide-releasing acetylsalicylic acid derivative, NCI Thesaurus)