Morphine

morphine /mor·phine/ (mor´fen) an opioid analgesic, the principal and most active alkaloid of opium; used as the sulfate or hydrochloride salt as an analgesic, antitussive, and as an adjunct to anesthesia or to treatment of pulmonary edema secondary to left ventricular failure.

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mor·phine (môrfn)

n.

A bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from opium, the soluble salts of which are used in medicine as an analgesic, a light anesthetic, or a sedative. Also called morphia.

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Morphine

Morphine is the naturally occurring opioid in the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. It is a powerful narcotic analgesic, and its primary clinical use is in the management of moderately severe to severe pain. After heroin, morphine has the greatest potential for addiction of all narcotic analgesics.

Mentioned in: Methadone

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morphine (môr´fēn),

n an effective prescription analgesic narcotic. Street names include
M, white stuff, Miss Emma, hocus, and
monkey. Constricted pupils may be a sign of abuse.

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morphine

the principal and most active opium alkaloid, a narcotic analgesic and respiratory depressant, usually used as morphine sulfate.

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morphine substitutes

those used in veterinary medicine include meperidine, methadone, pentazocine lactate.