FENOPROFEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fenoprofen mean? 

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

1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FENOPROFEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fenoprofen; fenoprofen calcium; Nalfon

Hypernyms ("fenoprofen" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (substance of "fenoprofen"):

propanoic acid; propionic acid (a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates)

 Context examples 

In addition, fenoprofen activate both peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPAR)-alpha and -gamma, by which it may down-regulate leukotriene B4 production.

(Fenoprofen Calcium, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, fenoprofen activates both peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPAR)-alpha and -gamma, by which it may down-regulate leukotriene B4 production.

(Fenoprofen, NCI Thesaurus)

The calcium salt form of fenoprofen, a propionic acid derivative with analgesic, non-steroidal antiinflammatory and antirheumatic properties.

(Fenoprofen Calcium, NCI Thesaurus)

Fenoprofen inhibits both isozymes of cyclooxygenase; resulting in prostaglandin synthesis inhibition, thereby blocking the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins.

(Fenoprofen, NCI Thesaurus)