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