| 单词 | morphine |
| 释义 | morphine (once / 5613 pages) n Morphine is a pain-relieving medication. Someone who's in the hospital recovering from an accident or surgery might be prescribed morphine. Morphine is a powerful narcotic that's related to opium — it's an opiate. Because of its strength and the danger of patients becoming addicted to it (as well as some nasty side effects), morphine is only prescribed in serious cases. Morphine is the French version of a word coined by a German pharmacist, Morphin, after the Ancient Greek god Morpheus, the god of dreams. WORD FAMILYmorphine USAGE EXAMPLESCheese proteins contain casomorphins, chemical compounds that attach to the same opiate receptors in the brain as heroin or morphine. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Morphine and codeine are natural opioids found in the opium poppy. New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Fentanyl is an opioid many times stronger than morphine according to the U.S. Time(Dec 19, 2016) n an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain Syn|Hypo|Hyper morphia apomorphine a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller a medicine used to relieve pain opiatea narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative |
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