mefenamic acid

[ mef-uh-nam-ik, mef- ]

/ ˈmɛf əˈnæm ɪk, ˌmɛf- /

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noun Pharmacology.

a white powder, C15H15NO2, used as a mild analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic in certain types of arthritis and for the relief of moderate short-term pain due to dysmenorrhea.

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Origin of mefenamic acid

1960–65; me(thyl) + -fen-, respelling of phen(yl) + am(inobenzo)ic acid

Words nearby mefenamic acid

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How to use mefenamic acid in a sentence

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There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
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The amount of the other purin bodies together is about one-tenth that of uric acid.
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Uric acid is decreased before an attack of gout and increased afterward, but its etiologic relation is still uncertain.
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An increase is also noted in the uric-acid diathesis and in diseases accompanied by respiratory insufficiency.
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Indol is absorbed and oxidized into indoxyl, which combines with potassium and sulphuric acid and is thus excreted.
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Medical definitions for mefenamic acid

mefenamic acid

[ mĕf′ə-năm′ĭk ]

A crystalline compound used as an anti-inflammatory drug and as an analgesic.