ibuprofen

[ ahy-byoo-proh-fuhn, ahy-byoo-proh-fen ]

/ ˌaɪ byuˈproʊ fən, aɪˈbyu proʊˌfɛn /

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noun Pharmacology.

a white powder, C13H18O2, used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.

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Origin of ibuprofen

First recorded in 1965–70; by contraction, rearrangement and respelling of isobutylphenyl propionic acid, the chemical name

Words nearby ibuprofen

IBS, Ibsen, Ibsen, Henrik, Ibsenism, I.B.T.C.W.H., ibuprofen, Ibycus, IC, ICA, -ical, -ically

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How to use ibuprofen in a sentence

While medications like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen work well at minimizing pain, they come at a cost.
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Staff gave him a pill that they said was ibuprofen, he claimed.
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“Whatever that ibuprofen was, I need to get that prescribed,” Parker said he told the doctor.
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By around March, Dingell said her doctors started to raise concerns about how much ibuprofen she was taking.
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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.
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He said he still gets some pain “in my backside” and a couple of ibuprofen take care of that.
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Popping an ibuprofen after a workout or for a headache seems safe enough, right?
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Five years ago, she said, he tried to kill himself by ingesting ibuprofen and hydrogen peroxide.
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British Dictionary definitions for ibuprofen

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

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Scientific definitions for ibuprofen

ibuprofen

[ ī′byōō-prō′fən ]

An anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce fever or pain.