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co⋅deine

  [koh-deen]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C18H21NO3, obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
Also, co⋅de⋅ia  [koh-dee-uh] , co⋅de⋅i⋅na  [koh-dee-ee-nuh] .

Origin:
1830–40; < Gk kde(ia) head, poppy-head + -ine 2
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co·deine   (kō'dēn', -dē-ĭn)   
n.  An alkaloid narcotic, C18H21NO3, derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic.

[French codéine : Greek kōdeia, poppy head (from kōos, cavity; see keuə- in Indo-European roots) + -ine, alkaloid; see -ine2.]
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codeine [(koh-deen)]

A drug obtained from opium or morphine that is used as a pain reliever and cough remedy.

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Word Origin & History

codeine 
1838, from Fr. codéine, coined from Gk. kodeia "poppy head." Originally codeina, modern form is from 1881.
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Main Entry: co·deine
Pronunciation: 'kO-"dEn, 'kOd-E-&n
Function: noun
: a morphine derivativeC18H21NO3·H2O that is found in opium, is weaker in action than morphine, and is used especially in cough remedies
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codeine co·deine (kō'dēn', -dē-ĭn)
n.
An alkaloid narcotic derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic. Also called methylmorphine.

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