- morphine
- A narcotic drug used in the treatment of pain.
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MORPHINE — Les propriétés narcotiques du pavot somnifère et de l’opium (latex desséché obtenu par incision de ses capsules) ont été reconnues dès la plus lointaine Antiquité. Mais l’isolement de leur principe actif principal, la morphine, date seulement du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Morphine — Datos generales Origen Cambridge, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos Información artística … Wikipedia Español
Morphine — Morphine … Википедия
Morphine — Mor phine, n. [From Morpheus: cf. F. morphine.] (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; called also {morphia}, and {morphina}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Morphine — fue una banda de rock formada in 1990 por Mark Sandman en Boston, Estados Unidos. Sandman fue algo así como un veterano de la escena underground de Boston. Participó en varias bandas, incluyendo Treat Her Right, The Hypnosonics, The Pale Brothers … Enciclopedia Universal
morphiné — morphiné, ée (entrée créée par le supplément) (mor fi né, née) adj. Terme de physiologie expérimentale. Qui a reçu dans ses tissus de la morphine. • On prend une grenouille morphinée, HENNEGUY Etude sur l action des poisons, p. 23, Montpellier … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
morphine — (n.) chief alkaloid of opium, 1828, from Fr. morphine or Ger. Morphin (1816), name coined by German apothecary Friedrich Sertürner (1783 1840) in reference to L. MORPHEUS (Cf. Morpheus), Ovid s name for the god of dreams, from Gk. morphe form,… … Etymology dictionary
morphine — [môr′fē əmôr′fēn΄] n. [Ger morphin or Fr morphine < ModL morphium, so named (1811) by F. W. A. Sertürner (1783 1841), Ger pharmacist < L Morpheus: see MORPHEUS] a bitter, white or colorless, crystalline narcotic alkaloid, C17H19NO3·H2O,… … English World dictionary
Morphine — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Indie Rock, Jazzrock, Lowrock Gründung 1989 Auflösung 1999 … Deutsch Wikipedia
morphine — ► NOUN ▪ a narcotic drug obtained from opium and used medicinally to relieve pain. ORIGIN named after the Roman god of sleep, Morpheus … English terms dictionary
Morphine — This article is about the drug. For other meanings, see Morphine (disambiguation). Morphia redirects here. For other uses, see Morphia (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Morphinae, Morphea, or Morpholine. Morphine … Wikipedia
