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me·per·i·dine hy·dro·chlo·ride (mə-perґĭ-dēn) [USP] a synthetic opioid analgesic, used as an analgesic to relieve moderate to severe pain, including during childbirth, and as an adjunct to anesthesia; administered orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously, or intravenously. Abuse of this drug may lead to dependence. Called also pethidine hydrochloride.Medical dictionary. 2011.
meperidine hydrochloride — noun a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain • Syn: ↑meperidine, ↑Demerol • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Demerol) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
meperidine hydrochloride — Fine, white, odorless, crystalline powder; very soluble in water, soluble in alcohol, and its uses in medicine as a narcotic … Forensic science glossary
meperidine — n. A synthetic narcotic drug used as a sedative; {Demerol} is the trademark of a brand of meperidine. Syn: meperidine hydrochloride, Demerol. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meperidine — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Pethidin Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
meperidine — noun a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain • Syn: ↑meperidine hydrochloride, ↑Demerol • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Demerol) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
meperidine — noun Etymology: methyl + piperidine Date: 1947 a synthetic narcotic drug C15H21NO2 used in the form of its hydrochloride as an analgesic, sedative, and antispasmodic … New Collegiate Dictionary
meperidine — me·per·i·dine mə per ə .dēn n a synthetic narcotic drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C15H21NO2·HCl as an analgesic, sedative, and antispasmodic called also isonipecaine, pethidine … Medical dictionary
pethidine hydrochloride — peth·i·dine hy·dro·chlo·ride (pethґĭ din) meperidine hydrochloride … Medical dictionary
diphenoxylate hydrochloride — An antidiarrheal agent, chemically related to meperidine, that inhibits rhythmic contraction of smooth muscle; it has modest addiction liability. Similar to loperamide. * * * di·phen·ox·y·late hy·dro·chlo·ride (di″fə nokґsə… … Medical dictionary
Demerol — meperidine meperidine n. A synthetic narcotic drug used as a sedative; {Demerol} is the trademark of a brand of meperidine. Syn: meperidine hydrochloride, Demerol. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
