PETHIDINE


Meaning of PETHIDINE in English

/ ˈpeθədiːn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a drug used to reduce severe pain, especially for women giving birth

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: from p(iper)idine (from which the drug is derived), with the insertion of eth(yl) .

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