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Ibuprofen

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i⋅bu⋅pro⋅fen

[ahy-byoo-proh-fuhn, ahy-byoo-proh-fen]
–noun Pharmacology.
a white powder, C13H18O2, used esp. in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.

Origin:
1965–70; by contr., rearrangement and resp. of isobutylphenyl propionic acid, the chemical name
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i·bu·pro·fen   (ī'byōō-prō'fən)   
n.  A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication, C13H18O2, used especially in the treatment of arthritis and commonly taken for its analgesic and antipyretic properties.

[Alteration of chemical name i(so)bu(tyl)phen(yl) pro(pionic acid).]
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Main Entry: ibu·pro·fen
Pronunciation: "I-byu-'prO-f&n
Function: noun
: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugC13H18O2 used in over-the-counter preparations to relieve pain and fever and in prescription strength especially to relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis anddegenerative arthritis —see ADVIL, MOTRIN
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ibuprofen i·bu·pro·fen (ī'by&oomacr;-prō'fən)
n.
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication used especially in the treatment of arthritis and commonly taken for its analgesic and antipyretic properties.

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