hydromorphone (English, noun)
expansion: hydromorphone (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: dihydromorphinone
tags: alternative
form: dimorphone
tags: alternative