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ibuprofen
[ ahy-byoo-proh-fuhn, ahy-byoo-proh-fen ]
noun
- a white powder, C 13 H 18 O 2 , used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
ibuprofen
/ aɪˈbjuːprəʊfən /
noun
- a drug, isobutylphenylpropionic acid, that relieves pain and reduces inflammation: used to treat arthritis and muscular strains. Formula: C 13 H 18 O 2
ibuprofen
/ ī′byo̅o̅-prō′fən /
- An anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce fever or pain.
Word History and Origins
Origin of ibuprofen1
Example Sentences
While medications like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen work well at minimizing pain, they come at a cost.
Staff gave him a pill that they said was ibuprofen, he claimed.
“Whatever that ibuprofen was, I need to get that prescribed,” Parker said he told the doctor.
By around March, Dingell said her doctors started to raise concerns about how much ibuprofen she was taking.
Getting plenty of REM sleep and dreams uninhibited by alcohol, ibuprofen, and cannabis can help, as can decriminalizing psilocybin, as several cities are doing, to make therapies more accessible.
He said he still gets some pain “in my backside” and a couple of ibuprofen take care of that.
Popping an ibuprofen after a workout or for a headache seems safe enough, right?
Five years ago, she said, he tried to kill himself by ingesting ibuprofen and hydrogen peroxide.
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