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Analgesic vs Ketoprofen - What's the difference?

analgesic | ketoprofen |

As nouns the difference between analgesic and ketoprofen

is that analgesic is analgesic while ketoprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from propionic acid, that has analgesic and antipyretic effects and acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.

As an adjective analgesic

is analgesic.

analgesic

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain without inducing unconsciousness.
  • * 2004 , Jocoby, David B. and Youngson, R. M., Encyclopedia of Family Health , Marshall Cavendish, pg. 137:
    • I am taking an analgesic . Is it safe to drink alcholic beverages?
  • * 2010 , Associated Press staff, Cadence signs option to buy Incline] ([http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9GFT6CO0.htm original copy), Bloomberg Businessweek:
    • Incline makes Ionsys, a potential analgesic for adult inpatients requiring opioid pain treatment after surgery.

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    References

    * " Analgesics]". [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html MeSH 2010 , National Library of Medicine.

    See also

    * painkiller

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "analgesic")

    References

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    Anagrams

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    ketoprofen

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia ketoprofen)
  • A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from propionic acid, that has analgesic and antipyretic effects and acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.