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opio- combining form of Gr. ὄπιον poppy-juice, opium, occurring in a few rare technical words. opiology |əʊpɪˈɒlədʒɪ| [-logy], ‘the account of the nature and qualities of opium’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). opiomania |əʊpɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə| [mania], an insane or excessive craving for opium; hence opioˈmaniac, a person affected with opiomania. opiophagy |əʊpɪˈɒfədʒɪ| [Gr. -ϕαγια eating], opium-eating.
1681tr. Willis' Rem. Med. Wks. Vocab., Opiologie, the doctrine of opium. 1882Sat. Rev. 29 July 160/2 Dr. Hubbard's treatise on what he calls Opiumania and Dipsomania. 1889Leisure Hour 371 Young, rich, with a good position in the county..in love with her, and—an opiomaniac. 1878tr. von Ziemssen's Cycl. Med. XVII. 875 Chronic opium-poisoning, opiophagy,..belong to the category of diseases which are almost incurable. |