sufentanil

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US/suˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/

noun

An opioid analgesic that is administered intravenously in the form of its citrate C₂₂H₃₀N₂O₂S·C₆H₈O₇ as an anesthetic or an anesthetic adjuvant.

OriginEnglish su(lfur) ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre →
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Meanings

nounsufentanil (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn opioid analgesic that is administered intravenously in the form of its citrate C₂₂H₃₀N₂O₂S·C₆H₈O₇ as an anesthetic or an anesthetic adjuvant.

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsu(lfur)
  7. Englishsufentanil

From su(lfur) + -fentanil (“opioid receptor agonist, analgesic”).

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APA

sufentanil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sufentanil

MLA

“sufentanil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sufentanil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sufentanil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sufentanil.

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