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Etymology
From AGr. w:Morpheus (mythology)|Morpheus the god of dreams.
Noun
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- A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.
Related terms
codeine
heroin
Translations
trans-top|the crystalline alkaloid
Estonian: morfiin
Finnish: morfiini
French: #French|morphine f
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Swedish: morfin
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Category:English eponyms
Category:Pharmaceutical drugs
French
Noun
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- #English|morphine
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