opioid

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 00:07, 15 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From opium +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈəʊpiɔɪd/

Noun

opioid (plural opioids)

  1. A substance that has effects similar to opium.
  2. (physiology) Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain.
  3. (pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.

Hyponyms

Translations

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=opioid&oldid=55421665"