acetylsalicylic acid meaning

Noun: acetylsalicylic acid

1. The acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
   - aspirin, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph

Type of: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller, salicylate

Encyclopedia: Acetylsalicylic acid

[Medicine]
The prototypical analgesic used in the treatment of mild to moderate pain. It has anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties and acts as an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase which results in the inhibition of the biosynthesis of prostaglandins. Aspirin also inhibits platelet aggregation and is used in the prevention of arterial and venous thrombosis. (From Martindale,The Extra Pharmacopoeia,30th ed,p5) n : ASPIRIN 1

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1. effects of acetylsalicylic acid on the postharvest senescence process and ethylene biosynthesis of yulu peach fruit
2. A synthetic derivative acetylsalicylic acid better known as aspirin is a widely used pain reliever.
3. In 1853, Charles Fr�d�ric Gerhardt had published the first methods to prepare acetylsalicylic acid.
4. Among these were Charles Gerhardt to contain the chemical acetylsalicylic acid, now known as aspirin.
5. In Lada, the German enterprise Bayer produce the world 100 % acetylsalicylic acid for the aspirin.