morphine
noun /ˈmɔːfiːn/
/ˈmɔːrfiːn/
(also old-fashioned morphia
[uncountable] /ˈmɔːfiə/
/ˈmɔːrfiə/
)- a powerful drug that is made from opium and used to reduce pain
- Cancer patients are often prescribed increasing doses of morphine.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMorphine is used before these nouns:- drip
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from German Morphin, from the name of the Roman god Morpheus. Morpheus is the god of dreams, and in later writings, also the god of sleep.