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me⋅per⋅i⋅dine

  [muh-per-i-deen, -din]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a narcotic compound, C1 5H2 1NO2, used as an analgesic and sedative.
Origin:
1945–50; me(thyl) + (pi)peridine
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me·per·i·dine   (mə-pěr'ĭ-dēn')   
n.  A synthetic narcotic compound, C15H21NO2, used in its hydrochloride form as an analgesic and sedative.

[me(thyl) + (pi)peridine.]
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Main Entry: me·per·i·dine
Pronunciation: m&-'per-&-"dEn
Function: noun
: a synthetic narcotic drugC15H21NO2 used in the form of its hydrochloride as an analgesic, sedative, and antispasmodic called also isonipecaine, pethidine
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meperidine me·per·i·dine (mə-pěr'ĭ-dēn')
n.
A synthetic narcotic compound used in its hydrochloride form as an analgesic and a sedative.

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meperidine

syntheticsynthetic drug used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain. It is an opioid analgesic, and thus its effects on the body resemble those of opium or morphine, one of opium's purified constituents. A common trade name for meperidine is Demerol.

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