Brompton cocktail

Variant of Brompton mixture

Brompton mixture definition

Bromp·ton mixture (brämp′tən)

a mixture of narcotics, tranquilizers, and alcohol, used to kill pain for terminally ill patients
also Brompton cocktail

Etymology: after Brompton Chest Hospital, London

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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