Term: aspirin: 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
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: bowling alley: a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: satanophobia: an abnormal fear of Satan
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery: heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed on the beating heart by the use of small instruments and cameras threaded through small incisions
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: clarinet section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: comparative psychology: the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: disaster: an act that has disastrous consequences
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: hesperiphona: evening grosbeak
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: roulade: (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: native cat: carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
Broader: substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | Unrelated: jump rope: a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it