mefenamic acid

1. 1.

   a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps)

   SynonymsPonstel

   Broadernonsteroidal anti-inflammatory

Questions about mefenamic acid

What does mefenamic acid mean?

mefenamic acid means "a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps)".

What is another word for mefenamic acid?

Close synonyms include Ponstel. 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 mefenamic acid a common word?

mefenamic acid 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.