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VOLTAREN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Voltaren mean?
• VOLTAREN (noun)
The noun VOLTAREN has 1 sense:
1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally
Familiarity information: VOLTAREN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
diclofenac sodium; Voltaren
Hypernyms ("Voltaren" is a kind of...):
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NSAID (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids)
Meronyms (substance of "Voltaren"):
acetic acid; ethanoic acid (a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
Context examples
Also called Voltaren gel.
(Diclofenac sodium gel, NCI Dictionary)
Also called Voltaren.
(Diclofenac sodium, NCI Dictionary)
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