morphine

Meanings

• noun

  A potent opiate analgesic and narcotic medication derived from the opium poppy. It is used mainly to relieve severe pain and acts by interacting with opioid receptors in the brain and gastrointestinal tract.

  - "Morphine is a powerful painkiller."
  - "The patient was given morphine to manage his post-surgery pain."
  - "Morphine addiction is a serious issue."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with morphine
dormine , chlorine , marmaline

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Variants

List of all variants of morphine that leads to same result
morphine , morphines

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Etymology

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Morphine was named after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, due to its sedative and analgesic effects.

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Trivia

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1. Morphine was first isolated from opium in 1804 by Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Serturner.

2. Morphine is the prototype opiate agonist, and it is the basis for the development of many other opioid drugs, such as heroin and oxycodone.

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Related Concepts

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1. opiates: A class of drugs that include morphine and are derived from the opium poppy. They act on the opioid receptors in the brain to produce feelings of euphoria and pain relief.

2. opioid receptors: Proteins located in the brain and other areas of the body that bind opioid drugs, such as morphine, and trigger a response that reduces pain and produces feelings of pleasure.

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Culture

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Morphine has been a subject of literature, particularly in works depicting addiction and its consequences, such as Thomas De Quincey's 'Confessions of an English Opium Eater' and Irvin S. Cobb's 'The White Slab'. It has also been referenced in music, including songs by Pink Floyd and The Doors.

How to Memorize "morphine"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a poppy field, with the milky sap from the poppy flowers being extracted to create morphine.

2. associate
   

   - Associate morphine with relief, as it is a powerful painkiller.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Mnemonic: Morphine is a pain reliever, so remember it's a 'pain' in the neck to forget it.

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