FLURBIPROFEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flurbiprofen mean? 

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

1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLURBIPROFEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Ansaid; flurbiprofen

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

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

Meronyms (substance of "flurbiprofen"):

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

 Context examples 

The sodium salt form of flurbiprofen, a propionic acid derivative and a member of the phenylalkanoic acid group of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with analgesic, antiinflammatory and antipyretic effects.

(Flurbiprofen Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon ocular administration, flurbiprofen may reduce bicarbonate ion concentrations leading to a decrease in the production of aqueous humor, thereby lowering intraocular pressure.

(Flurbiprofen, NCI Thesaurus)

Flurbiprofen non-selectively binds to and inhibits cyclooxygenase (COX).

(Flurbiprofen, NCI Thesaurus)