NALTREXONE

Meaning of NALTREXONE in English

[ nal'trɛksəʊn ]

■ noun Medicine a synthetic drug which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is used in the treatment of heroin addiction.

Origin

1970s: from a contr. of naloxone , with the insertion of the arbitrary element -trex- .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

NALTREXONE — MedMaster
Drug information English vocab
NALTREXONE — noun Etymology: N-allyl + trex- (as in methotrexate) + -one Date: 1973 a synthetic opiate antagonist C 20 H 23 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NALTREXONE — nalˈtrekˌsōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: N-al lyl + -trex- (as in methotrexate ) + -one : a synthetic opiate …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NALTREXONE — /nal trek"sohn/ , n. Pharm. a nonaddictive substance, C 20 H 23 NO 4 , used in the treatment of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NALTREXONE — noun Etymology: N-al lyl + trex- (as in methotrexate ) + -one Date: 1973 : a synthetic opiate antagonist C …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NALTREXONE — [nal.trex.one] n [N-allyl + trex- (as in methotrexate) + -one] (1973): a narcotic antagonist
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NALTREXONE — a drug used to treat opiate (e.g., heroin) addiction and alcoholism. Naltrexone blocks the opiate receptors, preventing cells from responding …
AIDS English Glossary
NALTREXONE — Налтрексон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NALTREXONE — n. Pronunciation: nal- ' trek- ˌ s ō n Function: noun Etymology: N-al lyl + trex- (as in methotrexate ) …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NALTREXONE (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
Drug information English vocab
REVIA — MedMaster - Naltrexone USP DI - Naltrexone (Systemic)
Drug information English vocab
NARCOTIC — drug that produces analgesia (pain relief), narcosis (state of stupor or sleep), and addiction (physical dependence on the drug). In …
Britannica English vocabulary
DETOXIFY — ( detoxifies, detoxifying, detoxified) 1. If someone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol detoxifies , or if they are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DETOXIFY — (detoxifies, ~ing, detoxified) 1. If someone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol detoxifies, or if they are detoxified, they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ENDORPHIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Naltrexone keeps heroin from activating endorphin receptors, without activating them itself. ▪ They may also …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPIATE ANTAGONIST — an agent (e.g., naltrexone) that binds to the body's opiate receptors thereby blocking the activity of opioid drugs (e.g., heroin) …
AIDS English Glossary
НАЛТРЕКСОН — Naltrexone
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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