Aspirina (en. Aspirin)

aspirínah

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
A type of medication used for relief from pain and inflammation.
His headache was unbearable, so he took aspirin.
Umagos ang sakit ng ulo niya, kaya't uminom siya ng aspirina.
Aspirin is also used to reduce fever.
The doctor recommended he take aspirin for his fever.
Inirekomenda ng doktor na uminom siya ng aspirina para sa kanyang lagnat.
Aspirin is also known as acetylsalicylic acid.
In many cases, acetylsalicylic acid is the active ingredient in aspirin.
Sa maraming mga kaso, aceytlsalicylic acid ang aktibong sangkap ng aspirina.

Etymology

From Latin 'Aspirina', a brand name used by Bayer.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Take aspirin
Take aspirin to relieve pain.
Uminom ng aspirina

Related Words

paracetamol
A type of medication also used for pain and fever.
paracetamol
anti-inflammatory
Medications that help reduce inflammation.
anti-inflammatory

Slang Meanings

Pain reliever
Dude, I took the aspirin because my head hurts.
Pare, kinuha ko na ang aspirina kasi sumasakit ang ulo ko.
Just a minor ache
Don't complain, that's just aspirin, it'll go away soon.
Huwag ka ng magreklamo, aspirina lang yan, mawawala din yan.