noun

aspirin

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noun

A common over-the-counter medicine used to relieve pain, reduce fever, and lower inflammation; also used in low doses to help prevent heart attacks.

"He took an aspirin for his headache."

"Doctors sometimes recommend low-dose aspirin for heart health."

How to Use Aspirin

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA widely used painkiller and fever reducer, also taken in small doses to help the heart.

Common mistake

Capitalized "Aspirin" is still a registered trademark in some countries, though most English speakers use it as a common, lowercase word.

aspirins plural

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He took an _____ for his headache.

Originally a German trademark, from a term meaning "acetylated spiraeic acid." The name later became a generic term for the drug in most countries.

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