methadone hydrochloride

methadone hydrochloride definition - medical

meth·a·done hydrochloride (mĕthˈə-dōnˌ)

noun
A potent addictive synthetic narcotic drug used to alleviate pain and as a substitute narcotic in the treatment of heroin addiction.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.