fentanyl (English, noun)
expansion: fentanyl (countable and uncountable, plural fentanyls)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic C₂₂H₂₈N₂O with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate C₂₂H₂₈N₂O·C₆H₈O₇ is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: fentanyls
tags: plural
form: fentanil
tags: alternative