English Explanatory Dictionary

hydromorphone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

hydromorphone dihydromorphinone dimorphone

Etymology

From (di)hydromorph(ine) + -one.

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