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单词 naloxone
释义

naloxone

[ nuh-lok-sohn, nal-uhk-sohn ]
/ nəˈlɒk soʊn, ˈnæl əkˌsoʊn /

noun Pharmacology.

a narcotic analgesic antagonist, C19H21NO4, used in the reversal of acute narcotic analgesic respiratory depression.

Origin of naloxone

1960–65; by shortening and rearrangement of dihydroxy-, morphinan-, and -one, components of its chemical name

Words nearby naloxone

NALGO, nalidixic acid, Nalline, nalmefene, nalorphine, naloxone, naloxone hydrochloride, naltrexone, Nam, Nama, namable
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Example sentences from the Web for naloxone

  • The second is naloxone, the antagonist, meaning that it stops the action of other opiates, like heroin.

    This Anti-Heroin Drug Is Now King of the Jailhouse Drug Trade|Daniel Genis|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • In other circumstances, naloxone (also known as Narcan) might work.

    Legal, Regulated Heroin Could Have Saved Philip Seymour Hoffman|Valerie Vande Panne|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • One such drug is naloxone, which can be used to reverse any type of opiate overdose (heroin is an opiate).

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British Dictionary definitions for naloxone

naloxone
/ (nəˈlɒksəʊn) /

noun

a chemical substance that counteracts the effects of opiates by binding to opiate receptors on cells

Word Origin for naloxone

C20: from N-al (lylnor) ox (ymorph) one, the chemical name
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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