Meanings
- An elixir made from morphine or other substances, used as a pain suppressant in terminally ill patients.
Synonyms: Brompton mixture, Brompton's cocktail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn elixir made from morphine or other substances, used as a pain suppressant in terminally ill patients.
Origin
Named after the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, England, where the formulation of this mixture was standardized in the late 1920s for cancer patients.
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Brompton cocktail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brompton%20cocktail
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