See Also: salsalate(medicine)

anaplerosis (iou) and salsalate (medicine)


anaplerosis (iou)



anaplerosis noun. . L17.
[Greek anaplerosis, from anapleroun fill up: see -OSIS.]
The filling up of a deficiency (formerly spec. (Medicine) of tissue).
anaplerotic adjective & noun (a) adjective promoting anaplerosis; (b) noun an anaplerotic medicine: E18.

salsalate (medicine)


salsalate


A combination of 2 molecules of salicylic acid in ester linkage. The compound is hydrolyzed during and after absorption to salicylic acid which, like Other salicylates, exerts analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.

Synonym: salicylsalicylic acid.