opioid

English

Etymology

Attested 1963; from opium +‎ -oid, to distinguish from opiate.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊpiɔɪd/

Noun

opioid (plural opioids)

A substance that has effects similar to opium:
1. (physiology) Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain; an endogenous opioid.
2. (pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.
  Hyponym: opiate

Translations

substance that has effects similar to opium

Chinese:
Mandarin: 鴉片劑／鸦片剂 (yāpiànjì)
Finnish: opioidi (fi)
German: Opioid (de) n
Maori: whakaporehu

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