/mef"euh nam"ik, mef'-/ , Pharm.
a white powder, C 15 H 15 NO 2 , used as a mild analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic in certain types of arthritis and for the relief of moderate short-term pain due to dysmenorrhea.
[ 1960-65; ME(THYL) + -fen-, resp. of PHEN(YL) + AM(INOBENZO)IC ACID ]