Look up: opiate

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   opiate
   [n] - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
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   Opiate
   Drugs whose origin is the opium poppy, including codeine and morphine.
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   Opiate
   Drugs derived from the opium poppy, such as heroin, that are both depressants and hallucinogens
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   Opiate
   Any medication containing opium. E.g. morphine
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   Opiate
   Opiate: A medication or illegal drug that is either derived from the opium poppy, or that mimics the effect of an opiate (a synthetic opiate). Opiate drugs are narcotic sedatives that depress activity of the central nervous system, reduce pain, and induce sleep. Side effects may include oversedation, nausea, and constipation. Long- term use of opia ...
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   Opiate
   O'pi·ate noun [ From Opium : confer French opiat .] 1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium. Parr. 2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic. 3. Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. « They chose atheism as an opi ...
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   Opiate
   O'pi·ate adjective [ See Opium .] Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. Milton.
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   Opiate
   O'pi·ate transitive verb To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [ R.] Fenton.
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   opiate
   <pharmacology> A remedy containing or derived from opium, also any drug that induces sleep. ... Naturally occuring basic (alkaloid) molecules with a complex fused ring structure. Have high pharmacological activity. ... See: morphine. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    opiate
    noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
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    Opiate
    In medicine, the term `opiate` describes any of the narcotic alkaloids found in opium.
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    opiate
    (o´pe-әt) any narcotic sedative containing opium or any of its derivatives; the most common ones are codeine, heroin, methadone, and morphine. hypnotic (def. 2). endogenous opiates endorphins and enkephalins that are released by the body as a defense against pain or du...
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    Opiate
    • (v. t.) To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. • (a.) Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. • (n.) Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. • (n.) Any medicine that contains opium, and has the q...
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    opiate
    a remedy containing or derived from opium; also any drug that induces sleep.
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