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mefenamic acid

mef·e·nam·ic ac·id [ mèffə nàmmik ássid ]


noun 
Definition:
 
painkilling drug: a drug that reduces inflammation. Use: pain relief from rheumatoid arthritis, menstruation.

[<methyl + -fen- (alteration and shortening of phenyl) + am- (shortening of amino-) + -ic (shortening of benzoic)]
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