The word salicylate refers to ________ drugs, which were originally derived from the bark of the willow (the Latin word salix means willow)

A) aspirin
B) narcotic
C) analgesic
D) prostaglandins


Answer: A

B) Narcotic drugs were not derived from the willow.
C) Not all analgesic drugs were derived from the willow.
D) These are natural substances in the body, not drugs.

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