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morphia

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mor·phi·a  (môrf-)
n.
See morphine.

[New Latin, from Latin Morpheus, Morpheus.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.morphia - an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller - a medicine used to relieve pain
apomorphine - a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative
opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
Translations
morphia [ˈmɔːfɪə] morphine [ˈmɔːfiːn] Nmorfina f

morphia
nouns morphia [ˈmoːfiə]
a drug used to cause sleep or deaden pain. morfien مورفين، مُخَدِّر، مُنَوِّم морфин morfium morfin das Morphium μορφίνη morfina morfiin مرفين morfiini morphine מוֹרפיוּם मार्फिया morfij morfin, morfium morfin morfín morfina モルヒネ 모르핀 morfijus, morfinas morfijs morfin morfine morfin morfina morfina mor­fină морфий morfium morfij morfijum morfin มอร์ฟีน morfin 嗎啡 морфій مورفین یا افیون کے ست کا عام متبادل Mocfin


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There he crushed to a powder two soluble tablets, each containing a quarter of a grain of morphia.
Send your husband to the nearest chemist as soon as it's dawn; send him for chloral, chloroform, morphia, anything they've got and as much of it as they'll let him have.
 
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