Meanings
alternative dihydromorphinone · alternative dimorphone
- uncountablemedicineA synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
She hadnʼt needed regular doses of hydromorphone in a month.
2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 2001 more example
I had what seemed an unlimited prescription of the almighty hydromorphone. Even the sound of the name of the pill felt like its strength, like some water monster, or like some kind of supernatural disaster.
2024, Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars, Harvill Secker, page 167
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- English(di)hydromorph(ine)
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishhydromorphone
From (di)hydromorph(ine) + -one.
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