KETOPROFEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ketoprofen mean? 

• KETOPROFEN (noun)
  The noun KETOPROFEN has 1 sense:

1. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail)

  Familiarity information: KETOPROFEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KETOPROFEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ketoprofen; Orudis; Orudis KT; Oruvail

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)

 Context examples 

Ketoprofen also causes a decrease in the formation of thromboxane A2 synthesis, by thromboxane synthase, thereby inhibiting platelet aggregation.

(Ketoprofen, NCI Thesaurus)

Ketoprofen inhibits the activity of the enzymes cyclo-oxygenase I and II, resulting in a decreased formation of precursors of prostaglandins and thromboxanes.

(Ketoprofen, NCI Thesaurus)