| 单词 | brompton mixture |
| 释义 | Brompton mixture in American English (ˈbrɑmptən) a mixture of narcotics, tranquilizers, and alcohol, used to kill pain for terminally ill patients : also Brompton cocktailWord origin after Brompton Chest Hospital, LondonBrompton mixture in American English (ˈbrɑmptən) noun Pharmacology an analgesic mixture, usually containing morphine and cocaine and sometimes other narcotic substances in an alcohol solution, administered primarily to advanced cancer patients Also: Brompton's mixture. Also called: Brompton cocktail, Brompton's cocktail Word origin [1975–80; after Brompton Hospital, London, where the mixture was developed]This word is first recorded in the period 1975–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: family therapy, methanogen, retrovirus, surrogate mother, videotex |
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