codeine

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C0451100 (kō′dēn′, -dē-ĭn)n. An alkaloid narcotic, C₁₈H₂₁NO₃, derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic.

[French codéine : Greek kōdeia, poppy head (from kōos, cavity; see keuə- in Indo-European roots) + -ine, alkaloid; see -ine².]

codeine

(ˈkəʊdiːn) n (Pharmacology) a white crystalline alkaloid prepared mainly from morphine and having a similar but milder action. It is used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing. Formula: C18H21NO3[C19: from Greek kōdeia head of a poppy, from kōos hollow place + -ine²]

co•deine

(ˈkoʊ din)

n. a white, crystalline alkaloid, C₁₈H₂₁NO₃, obtained from opium, used chiefly as an analgesic and cough suppressant. [1830–40; < Greek kṓde(ia) head, poppy-head + -ine²]

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Noun

codeine - derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller - a medicine used to relieve painantitussive - any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughingopiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

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(kō`dēn), alkaloid found in opiumopium,
substance derived by collecting and drying the milky juice in the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Opium varies in color from yellow to dark brown and has a characteristic odor and a bitter taste.
..... Click the link for more information. . It is a narcoticnarcotic,
any of a number of substances that have a depressant effect on the nervous system. The chief narcotic drugs are opium, its constituents morphine and codeine, and the morphine derivative heroin.

See also drug addiction and drug abuse.
..... Click the link for more information. whose effects, though less potent, resemble those of morphinemorphine,
principal derivative of opium, which is the juice in the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. It was first isolated from opium in 1803 by the German pharmacist F. W. A. Sertürner, who named it after Morpheus, the god of dreams.
..... Click the link for more information. . An effective cough suppressant, it is mainly used in cough medicines. Like other narcotics, codeine is addictive. See drug addiction and drug abusedrug addiction and drug abuse,
chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Traditional definitions of addiction, with their criteria of physical dependence and withdrawal (and often an underlying
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Codeine

an alkaloid contained in opium. Codeine is similar to morphine in chemical structure; however, its analgesic effect is less powerful. It relieves irritability of the coughing center. Codeine or codeine phosphate is prescribed for coughs. It is administered in the form of tablets or powders, mixed with sugar, sodium hydrocarbonate, terpin hydrate, thermopsis, and licorice powder. Codeine, in combination with soporifics and bromide preparations, is used as a sedative. Codeine is not prescribed for children. Prolonged use of codeine may cause addiction.

codeine

[′kō‚dēn] (pharmacology) C₁₈H₂₁NO₃ An alkaloid prepared from morphine; used as mild analgesic and cough suppressant.

codeine

a white crystalline alkaloid prepared mainly from morphine and having a similar but milder action. It is used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing. Formula: C₁₈H₂₁NO₃

codeine

[ko´dēn] an alkaloid obtained from opium or morphine, used as the base or as the phosphate or sulfate salt as an analgesic" >opioid analgesic, antitussive, and antidiarrheal.

co·deine

(kō'dēn), Alkaloid obtained from opium, which contains 0.7-2.5%, but usually made from morphine. Used as an analgesic and antitussive; drug dependence (physical and psychic) may develop, but codeine is less liable to produce addiction than morphine; codeine is biotransformed to morphine, which accounts for most of codeine's effects. Synonym(s): methylmorphine [G. kōdeia, head, poppy head]

codeine

(kō′dēn′, -dē-ĭn)n. An alkaloid narcotic, C₁₈H₂₁NO₃, derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic.

codeine

Toxicology An oral opioid analgesic with antitussive activity Effects Blocks pain messages to brain; ↓ central response Used for Pain; antitussive. See Opioids.

codeine

An alkaloid derived from opium, used to control moderate pain, to relieve unnecessary coughing and to check diarrhoea. Codeine is not a drug of addiction and is available without prescription. The drug is on the WHO official list. It is contained in various branded preparations such as Co-Codamol, Codafen Continus, Galcodine, Kapake, Migraleve, Solpadol, Tylex and Zapain.

co·deine

(kō'dēn) Alkaloid obtained from opium; analgesic and antitussive; drug dependence may develop, but codeine is more addictive than morphine.

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