diclofenac sodium

1. 1.

   a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally

   SynonymsVoltaren

   Broadernonsteroidal anti-inflammatory

   trade name

Questions about diclofenac sodium

What does diclofenac sodium mean?

diclofenac sodium means "a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally".

What is another word for diclofenac sodium?

Close synonyms include Voltaren. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is diclofenac sodium a common word?

diclofenac sodium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.