codeine
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din noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
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| a white crystalline alkaloid prepared mainly from morphine and having a similar but milder action. It is used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing. Formula: C18H21NO3 | |
| [C19: from Greek kōdeia head of a poppy, from kōos hollow place + | |
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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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Medical Dictionary
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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Science Dictionary
| codeine (kō'dēn') Pronunciation Key
An alkaloid narcotic derived from opium or morphine and used primarily as an analgesic and a cough suppressant. Chemical formula: C18H21NO3. |
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Example sentences
Opioids refer to synthetically produced substances that have the same effect as morphine or codeine.
For severe pain, codeine or another stronger pain reliever may be prescribed.
For millennia, humans have used the codeine and morphine of the poppy plant as painkillers-or recreational drugs.
Opiates, such as morphine and codeine, are derived from natural opium.
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