buprenorphine

bu·pre·nor·phine

 (byo͞o′prə-nôr′fēn′)

n.

A semisynthetic opioid drug, C₂₉H₄₁NO₄, used usually in its hydrochloride form as an analgesic and, in combination with naloxone, for long-term treatment of addiction to opioids such as heroin.

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[bu(tyl) + pr(opyl) + en(do-) or (eth)en(e) + (m)orphine.]

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buprenorphine

(bjuːˈprɛnɔːfiːn)

n

(Medicine) an opiate used medicinally as a powerful analgesic

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Translations

buprenorphine

n buprenorfina

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