| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| naproxen |
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| SYLLABICATION: | na·prox·en |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n -pr k sn |
| NOUN: | A drug, C14H14O3, used to reduce inflammation and pain, especially in the treatment of arthritis. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Shortening and alteration of methoxynaphthylpropionic acid, one of its chemical names.
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