hydromorphone
English
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editFrom (di)hydromorph(ine) -one.
Noun
edithydromorphone (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
- 2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 200:
- She hadnʼt needed regular doses of hydromorphone in a month.