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morphine

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mor·phine  (môrfn)
n.
A bitter crystalline alkaloid, C17H19NO3·H2O, extracted from opium, the soluble salts of which are used in medicine as an analgesic, a light anesthetic, or a sedative. Also called morphia.

[French, from Morphée, Morpheus, from Latin Morpheus.]

morphine or morphia
Noun
a drug extracted from opium: used in medicine as an anaesthetic and sedative [Morpheus, in Greek mythology, the god of sleep & dreams]

morphine  (môrfn)
A highly addictive drug derived from opium and used to treat intractable pain, as in severe injury or metastatic cancer.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.morphine - 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
morphine [ˈmɔːfiːn] nmorfina
morphine [ˈmɔːfiːn] nmorphine f
morphine [ˈmɔːfiːn] nMorphium nt
morphine [ˈmɔːfiːn] nmorfina


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As well expect the morphine victims to legislate the sale of morphine out of existence.
Thus was I bluntly dismissed from the poop, only to find Mugridge sleeping soundly from the morphine I had given him.
It was like some frightful scourge--the morphine habit, or something of that sort.
 
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