- narcotic analgesic
- opioid a.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
narcotic analgesic
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Narcotic — This article is about the drug classification. For the scuba diving reference, see Nitrogen narcosis. For the sedative agent, see Sedative. For pain control medications of both narcotic and non narcotic varieties, see Analgesic. For the album by… … Wikipedia
narcotic — [adj] dulling, painkilling analgesic, anesthetic, calming, deadening, hypnotic, numbing, opiate, sedative, somnifacient, somnific, somnolent, somnorific, soporiferous, soporific, stupefacient, stupefactive, stupefying; concept 537 narcotic [n]… … New thesaurus
narcotic — 1. Originally, any drug derived from opium or opium like compounds with potent analgesic effects associated with both significant alteration of mood and behavior and potential for dependence and tolerance. 2. More recently, an … Medical dictionary
Analgesic — Painkiller redirects here. For other uses, see Painkiller (disambiguation). An analgesic (also known as a painkiller) is any member of the group of drugs used to relieve pain (achieve analgesia). The word analgesic derives from Greek an ( without … Wikipedia
narcotic — narcotically, adv. /nahr kot ik/, n. 1. any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation… … Universalium
analgesic — 1. A compound capable of producing analgesia, i.e., one that relieves pain by altering perception of nociceptive stimuli without producing anesthesia or loss of consciousness. SYN: analgetic (1). 2. Characterized by reduced response to painful… … Medical dictionary
narcotic — 1. noun addicted to narcotics Syn: soporific (drug), opiate, sleeping pill; painkiller, pain reliever, analgesic, anodyne, palliative, anesthetic; tranquilizer, sedative; informal downer, dope; Medicine stupefacient 2. adjective a narcotic… … Thesaurus of popular words
narcotic — 1. noun illegal narcotics Syn: drug, sedative, opiate, painkiller, analgesic, palliative 2. adjective a narcotic effect Syn: soporific, sedative, calming, sleep inducing, opiate, painkilling, pain reliev … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
narcotic — adj 1. soporific, opiate, Lethean, sedative, sleep inducing, hypnotic, anesthetic; Med. analgesic, pain killing, lenitive, anodyne; palliative, assua sive, calming, balsamic, soothing, pleasing. n 2. opium, morphine, belladonna, alcohol; aspirin … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
analgesic — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Darvon, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Pyramidon, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, acetanilide, acetophenetidin, acetylsalicylic… … Moby Thesaurus
