- meperidine
- A morphine-like drug used to relieve medium to severe pain. It is a type of opioid analgesic and may be habit-forming. Also called Demerol.
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meperidine — n. A synthetic narcotic drug used as a sedative; {Demerol} is the trademark of a brand of meperidine. Syn: meperidine hydrochloride, Demerol. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meperidine — [mə per′ə dēn΄] n. [ ME(THYL) + (PI)PERIDINE] a synthetic, bitter tasting, crystalline narcotic, C15H21NO2, used as a sedative and analgesic … English World dictionary
meperidine — /meuh per i deen , din/, n. Pharm. a narcotic compound, C15H21NO2, used as an analgesic and sedative. [1945 50; ME(THYL) + (PI)PERIDINE] * * * ▪ drug synthetic drug used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain. It is an opioid analgesic … Universalium
Meperidine — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Pethidin Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
meperidine — noun a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain • Syn: ↑meperidine hydrochloride, ↑Demerol • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Demerol) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
meperidine hydrochloride — noun a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain • Syn: ↑meperidine, ↑Demerol • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Demerol) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
meperidine — noun Etymology: methyl + piperidine Date: 1947 a synthetic narcotic drug C15H21NO2 used in the form of its hydrochloride as an analgesic, sedative, and antispasmodic … New Collegiate Dictionary
meperidine — noun The opioid analgesic drug pethidine (INN) … Wiktionary
meperidine — me·per·i·dine mə per ə .dēn n a synthetic narcotic drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C15H21NO2·HCl as an analgesic, sedative, and antispasmodic called also isonipecaine, pethidine … Medical dictionary
meperidine — n. narcotic chemical compound used as a relaxant (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
meperidine — [mɛ pɛrɪdi:n] noun another term for pethidine. Origin 1940s: blend of methyl and piperidine … English new terms dictionary
