PETHIDINE

Meaning of PETHIDINE in English

n. a synthetic soluble analgesic used esp. in childbirth.

Etymology: perh. f. PIPERIDINE (from which the drug is derived) + ETHYL

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

PETHIDINE — USP DI - Narcotic Analgesics For Surgery and Obstetrics (Systemic) USP DI - Narcotic Analgesics For Pain Relief (Systemic)
Drug information English vocab
PETHIDINE — ˈpethəˌdēn, -_də̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps blend of piperidine and ethyl : meperidine or its hydrochloride
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETHIDINE — [ 'pɛθɪdi:n ] ■ noun Medicine a synthetic compound used as a painkiller, especially for women in labour. Origin 1940s: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PETHIDINE — pethidine BrE AmE ˈpeθ ɪ diːn -ə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PETHIDINE — / ˈpeθədiːn; NAmE / noun [ U ] a drug used to reduce severe pain, especially for women giving birth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETHIDINE — peth ‧ i ‧ dine /ˈpeθədiːn, ˈpeθɪdiːn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] a drug used to reduce severe pain, given especially …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PETHIDINE — n. a synthetic soluble analgesic used esp. in childbirth. [perh. f. PIPERIDINE (from which the drug is derived) + ETHYL]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PETHIDINE — n. a synthetic soluble analgesic used esp. in childbirth. [ perh. f. PIPERIDINE (from which the drug is derived) + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PETHIDINE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Drips had been put up, pethidine given, stomach tubes passed. ▪ Give him the pethidine …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEPERIDINE — [ mɛ'pɛrɪdi:n ] ■ noun another term for pethidine . Origin 1940s: blend of methyl and piperidine .
Concise Oxford English vocab
DRUG ABUSE — the excessive, maladaptive, or addictive use of drugs for nonmedical purposes despite social, psychological, and physical problems that may arise …
Britannica English vocabulary
NARCOTIC — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN agent ▪ Many of its narcotics agents may well be assisting the drug …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dose of poison (= an amount of poison ) ▪ He had taken …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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