MEFENAMIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mefenamic acid mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEFENAMIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mefenamic acid; Ponstel

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

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NSAID (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids)

 Context examples 

The resulting decrease in prostaglandin synthesis, by prostaglandin synthase, is responsible for the therapeutic effects of mefenamic acid.

(Mefenamic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Mefenamic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Mefenamic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)