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ketorolac tromethamine

ketorolac tromethamine

6.8
A pain medicine used short-term for moderate to severe pain, given by injection or as eye drops
  • noun
  • /ˌkɛtəˈroʊlæk trəˈmɛθəmiːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ketorolaco trometamina
  • The doctor prescribed ketorolac tromethamine for her postoperative pain.

Examples

  • Many patients experience relief after receiving an injection of ketorolac tromethamine.

  • Acular is the brand name for ketorolac tromethamine used in eyedrops.

  • The doctor prescribed ketorolac tromethamine for pain relief.

  • Can you tell me about ketorolac tromethamine?

  • After surgery, the nurse administered ketorolac tromethamine to help manage the patient's pain.

  • The eye drops containing ketorolac tromethamine effectively reduced the inflammation in her eyes.

  • For acute pain management, the doctor recommended an injection of ketorolac tromethamine.

Synonyms

Toradol
vsketorolac tromethamine
  • Specialized
3 7.5

A strong pain medicine given by injection for short-term severe pain

is the broader medical name that also notes eye drop use
ketorolac
vsketorolac tromethamine
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A medicine that reduces pain and swelling for a short time after surgery

is the medical form that adds routes of administration and brand examples
Acular
vsketorolac tromethamine
  • Specialized
9.1

An eye drop medicine that reduces pain, swelling, and itching in the eye

is the same drug but emphasizes short term pain management and injections

Surface Forms

ketorolac tromethamine singular
ketorolac tromethamines plural

Morphology

ketorolac + tromethamine

The phrase is a technical pharmaceutical compound name combining 'ketorolac' (an NSAID) with 'tromethamine' (a chemical counter‑ion), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a formulated form of the drug. However, this is specialized chemical/medical naming rather than a regular compositional pattern familiar to B1 learners, so the exact sense (salt/formulation, routes of administration, clinical use) is not fully predictable without domain knowledge.

Etymology

Ketorolac tromethamine comes from two parts: ketorolac (the part that fights pain) and tromethamine (a helper that makes the medicine easy to give). So the full name tells you this is a medicine for short-term 'pain' relief, often given as an injection or as 'eye drops'.