opioid
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈəʊpiɔɪd/
opioid (plural opioids)
- A substance that has effects similar to opium.
- (physiology) Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain.
- (pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.
- German: Opioid
- German: Opioid
- German: Opioid
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