1) Analgesic 2) Anodyne 3) Antitussive 4) Antitussive ingredient 5) Cough medicine additive 6) Cough medicine drug 7) Cough queller 8) Cough suppressant 9) Cough syrup ingredient 10) Cough-syrup ingredient 11) Derivative of opium 12) French word used in English 13) Opiate 14) Opium byproduct 15) Opium compound
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1) Opiate
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Codeine or 3-methylmorphine (a naturally occurring methylated morphine) is an opiate used for its analgesic, antitussive, antidiarrheal, antihypertensive, anxiolytic, antidepressant, sedative and hypnotic properties. It is also used to suppress premature labor contractions, myocardial infarction, and has many other potential and indicated uses. It...
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• (n.) One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia.
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naturally occurring alkaloid of opium, the dried milky exudate of the unripe seed capsule of the poppy Papaver somniferum, that is used in medicine ... [5 related articles]
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A mild narcotic, analgesic, and cough suppressant related to morphine. Codeine reduces bowel activity, causing constipation, and is used to cure diarrhea.
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<chemical> An opioid analgesic related to morphine but with less potent analgesic properties and mild sedative effects. It also acts centrally to suppress cough. ... Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, antitussive agents, narcotics. ... Chemical name: Morphinan-6-ol, 7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-, (5alpha,6alpha)- ... (...
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(ko´dēn) an alkaloid obtained from opium or morphine, used as the base or as the phosphate or sulfate salt as an opioid analgesic, antitussive, and antidiarrheal.
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Co·de'ine noun [ Greek ... poppy head: confer French
cod...ine .]
(Chemistry) One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C
18 H
21 NO
3 , similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kō′dēn Definitions: 1. Alkaloid obtained from opium, which contains 0.7-2.5%, but usually made from morphine. Used as an analgesic and antitussive; drug dependence (physical and psychic) may develop, but codeine is less liable to produce addiction than morphine; codeine is biotransformed to morphine, which ...
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Codeine is one of the alkaloids of opium. It is a slight analgesic and modifies tissue change and alleviates tickling cough and colic, and induces sleep. Codeine is usually combined with Paracetamol, and then called co-codamol and is used to treat moderate to severe pain.
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n] - derivative of opium
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Analgesic medication, obtained from opium or prepared from morphine.
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Drug for stronger pain relief; best used in conjunction with a laxative.
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noun derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relive pain)
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Opium derivative that provides analgesia in mild to moderate pain. It also suppresses the cough centre of the brain. It is an alkaloid, derived from morphine but less toxic and addictive
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a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
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