opioid
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Hungarian
narcotic
NOUN
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TECHNICAL
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narcotic
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Meaning
strong medical painkiller or sedative
Themes
medicine
|pain_relief
|opioids
|prescription
|pharmacology
|health
|law
Definition
A potent drug, typically an opioid, used in medicine to relieve severe pain, suppress coughing, or induce sleep, and usually subject to strict legal control because of its abuse potential.
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