ASPIRIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aspirin mean? 

• ASPIRIN (noun)
  The noun ASPIRIN 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: ASPIRIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASPIRIN (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 ("aspirin" 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 "aspirin"):

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 "aspirin"):

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 

Antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin, prevent blood cells called platelets from clumping together to form a clot.

(Blood Thinners, NIH)

Upon oral administration of aspirin/simvastatin/atenolol/ramipril/thiazide capsule, the combined effects of the active ingredients in this formulation lower the risk of CVD.

(Aspirin/Simvastatin/Atenolol/Ramipril/Thiazide Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)

Do not use aspirin for chickenpox; that combination can cause Reye syndrome.

(Chickenpox, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Do not give cough medicines to children under four, and don't give aspirin to children.

(Cold and Cough Medicines, Food and Drug Administration)

However, do not give aspirin to children.

(Common Cold, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Thromboxane is a potent vasoconstrictor and platelet activator, so inhibition of Cox-1 in platelets by aspirin may explain some of the cardioprotective actions of aspirin.

(Aspirin Inhibition of Platelet Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Aspirin belongs to the family of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents.

(Aspirin, NCI Dictionary)

Analgesics include aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen.

(Analgesic, NCI Dictionary)

Like other NSAIDs, aspirin DL-lysine inhibits the activity of cyclooxygenase I and II, resulting in decreased formation of prostaglandins (PGs) and thromboxanes precursors.

(Aspirin DL-Lysine, NCI Thesaurus)

These relationships held across participant’s age, sex, diabetes status, and use of aspirin or cholesterol-lowering medications.

(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)