Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A synthetic narcotic compound, C15H21NO2, used in its hydrochloride form as an analgesic and sedative.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A synthetic narcotic drug used as a sedative;
Demerol is the trademark of a brand of meperidine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pharmacology The
opioid analgesic drugpethidine (INN ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Acupuncture might reduce the use of other forms of pain relief such as meperidine, but the evidence is limited.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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Acupuncture might reduce the use of other forms of pain relief such as meperidine, but the evidence is limited.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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* Other narcotic analgesics such as meperidine and oxycodone
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* Other narcotic analgesics such as meperidine and oxycodone
unknown title 2009
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My gastroenterologist recommended monitored sedation, in which you’re knocked out with a fast-acting drug called propofol (Diprivan), rather than conscious sedation, which usually involves a narcotic, such as meperidine (Demerol), plus a hypnotic or sedative, such as midazolam (Versed) or diazepam (Valium).
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And then, his face pink with the pleasure of cocaine and meperidine, he swung the glass hard into her left lens implant, smashing vision into blood and light.
Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010
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What did women do before meperidine and epidurals?
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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What did women do before meperidine and epidurals?
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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What did women do before meperidine and epidurals?
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Synthetic narcotics include meperidine or Pethidine (Demerol, Mepergan), methadone (Dolophine, Methadose), and others (Darvon, Lomotil).
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