tramadol

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US/ˈtɹæm.əˌdɔl/

noun

A synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain.

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Meanings

nountramadol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain.

    A nod from Rhona as she popped two tramadol and lay down on the couch again.

    2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 247

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tramadol hydrochloride

Origin

From trama (“the fleshy portion of a basidiocarp”) + -adol (“an analgesic”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 曲馬多 /曲马多
  • 曲馬多 /曲马多 (qūmǎduō)synthetic analgesic opiate
Finnish tramadoli
  • tramadolisynthetic analgesic opiate
French tramadol
  • tramadolsynthetic analgesic opiate
Russian трамадол
  • трамадол (tramadol)synthetic analgesic opiate
Swedish tramadol
  • tramadolsynthetic analgesic opiate
Turkish tramadol
  • tramadolsynthetic analgesic opiate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tramload
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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