Meanings
nounketorolac (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug often used as an analgesic and antipyretic.
Synonyms: ketorolac tromethamine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug often used as an analgesic and antipyretic.
Similar
ketorolac tromethamine
More synonyms by meaning
nounnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly
Similar
ketorolac tromethamineAcularToradol
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From keto- + (pyr)rol(izine) + -ac (“acetic acid”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish ketorolaakki
- ketorolaakkidrug
Turkish ketorolak
- ketorolakdrug
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ketorolac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketorolac
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“ketorolac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketorolac. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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