KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ketorolac tromethamine mean? 

• KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE (noun)
  The noun KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE has 1 sense:

1. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly

  Familiarity information: KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Acular; ketorolac tromethamine; Toradol

Hypernyms ("ketorolac tromethamine" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (substance of "ketorolac tromethamine"):

acetic acid; ethanoic acid (a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals)

 Context examples 

Ketorolac tromethamine, a non-selective inhibitor of the cyclooxygenases (COX), inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes.

(Ketorolac Tromethamine, NCI Thesaurus)