What is the meaning of st. joseph?

noun

  • A town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express.
  • The acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets.
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