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ap⋅o⋅mor⋅phine

[ap-uh-mawr-feen, -fin]
–noun Pharmacology.
an alkaloid, C17H17NO2, derived from morphine and used as a fast-acting emetic.
Also, ap⋅o⋅mor⋅phin [ap-uh-mawr-fin] .


Origin:
1885–90; apo- + morphine
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ap·o·mor·phine   (āp'ə-môr'fēn')   
n.  A poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, C17H17NO2, derived from morphine and used medicinally to induce vomiting.
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Main Entry: apo·mor·phine
Pronunciation: "ap-&-'mor-"fEn
Function: noun
: a crystalline morphine derivativeC17H17NO2 that is a dopamine agonist and is administered as the hydrochloride for its powerful emetic action
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apomorphine ap·o·mor·phine (āp'ə-môr'fēn')
n.
A poisonous, white, crystalline alkaloid derived from morphine and used medicinally to induce vomiting.

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