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Synonyms for morphine

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mawr-feen
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔr fin

Top 10 synonyms for morphine
Other synonyms for the word morphine

Définition of morphine

Origin :
  • chief alkaloid of opium, 1828, from French morphine or German Morphin (1816), name coined by German apothecary Friedrich Sertürner (1783-1840) in reference to Latin Morpheus, Ovid's name for the god of dreams, from Greek morphe "form, shape, beauty, outward appearance," perhaps from PIE *merph-, a possible Greek root meaning "form," of unknown origin. So called because of the drug's sleep-inducing properties.
  • As in opium : noun narcotic
  • As in painkiller : noun anesthetic
Example sentences :
  • The morphine had claimed him, and it brought a pleasant dream.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • The morphine injection and the Roentgen rays are by far more dangerous.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • I've given him some morphine, but he'll be coming out of it soon.
  • Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow
  • Sara was suffering so frightfully after his trip that he took his morphine.
  • Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow
  • The coroner's physician has found that they show traces of morphine.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • Simply because the criminal put a little atropine, or belladonna, with the morphine.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • One contains no quinine at all—it is all morphine and atropine.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • A medicinal dose of sulphate of morphine is from to of a grain.
  • Extract from : « Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why » by Martha M. Allen
  • Like the morphine fiend, he was becoming addicted to his ease.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • That is the open road to the morphine habit and drug addictions of all sorts.
  • Extract from : « Preventable Diseases » by Woods Hutchinson
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