English Explanatory Dictionary

Brompton cocktail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An elixir made from morphine or other substances, used as a pain suppressant in terminally ill patients.

Word forms

Brompton cocktail

Etymology

Named after the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, England, where the formulation of this mixture was standardized in the late 1920s for cancer patients.

Synonyms

Brompton mixture Brompton's cocktail
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