NAPROXEN SODIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does naproxen sodium mean? 

• NAPROXEN SODIUM (noun)
  The noun NAPROXEN SODIUM has 1 sense:

1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation

  Familiarity information: NAPROXEN SODIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAPROXEN SODIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Aflaxen; Aleve; Anaprox; naproxen sodium

Hypernyms ("naproxen sodium" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (substance of "naproxen sodium"):

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

 Context examples 

Naproxen sodium reversibly and competitively inhibits cyclooxygenases (COX), thereby blocking the conversion of arachidonic acid to pro-inflammatory prostaglandins.

(Naproxen Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)