Opioid Definition

ōpē-oid
opioids
adjective
Opiate.
American Heritage
Designating or of a group of natural or synthetic biochemicals, esp. endorphins, that relieve pain in the same way that opiates do.
Webster's New World
noun
Any such biochemical.
Webster's New World

A substance that is like opium.

Wiktionary
Any of various compounds that bind to specific receptors in the central nervous system and have analgesic and narcotic effects, including naturally occurring substances such as morphine; synthetic and semisynthetic drugs such as methadone and oxycodone; and certain peptides produced by the body, such as endorphins.
American Heritage Medicine
(pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.
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Other Word Forms of Opioid

Noun

Singular:
opioid
Plural:
opioids

Origin of Opioid

  • From opium +"Ž -oid.

    From Wiktionary

  • opi(um) –oid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Opioid Sentence Examples

  • Here we are however, thinking about a diagnostic test - will this challenge dose of opioid produce analgesia or won't it?

  • Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that blocks the effect of opioids in the brain.

  • Drugs are used outside of their license e.g. aspirin for cardiovascular reasons or dihydrocodeine for opioid detoxification.

  • Pethidine has an atropine like effect that is said to counteract the opioid effect on smooth muscle but this has not been proven clinically.

  • Its insertion is stimulating but may be attenuated by using local anesthetic, a small bolus of propofol or a short acting opioid.

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Words Starting With

OOPOPI

Words Ending With

DIDOID

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