Meaning of ibuprofen

i•bu•pro•fen

Pronunciation: (ī"by-prō'fun, ī-by'prō-fen"), [key]

— n. Pharm.

a white powder, CHO, used esp. in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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ibuprofen (Thesaurus)

I.B.T.C.W.H. Ibycus

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