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OPIATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("opiate" is a kind of...):
narcotic (a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction)
Meronyms (substance of "opiate"):
opium (an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opiate"):
codeine (derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain))
Fentanyl; Sublimaze (trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug)
diacetylmorphine; heroin (a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush)
laudanum; tincture of opium (narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient)
morphia; morphine (an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain)
Context examples:
Due to binding to opiate receptors, opioids mimic opiate activity on neurons, various cells (i.e. lymphocytes), pain suppression and other neurobehavioral activity.
(Opioid, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of any opiate class drug present in a biological specimen.
(Opiate Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Fentanyl selectively binds to and activates mu-opioid receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby mimicking the effects of endogenous opiates.
(Fentanyl Buccal Soluble Film, NCI Thesaurus)
An opiate alkaloid isolated from the plant Papaver somniferum and produced synthetically.
(Morphine, NCI Thesaurus)
Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the short opiate withdrawal scale questionnaire for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).
(CDISC Questionnaire SOWS Short Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
A standardized rating scale developed by Wesson and Ling in 2003 to evaluate the severity of an individual's opiate withdrawal symptoms.
(Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of opiate.
(Diacetylmorphine, NCI Dictionary)
Test codes of questionnaire questions associated with the short opiate withdrawal scale questionnaire for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).
(CDISC Questionnaire SOWS Short Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
Buprenorphine binds to and activates the mu-opioid receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby mimicking the effects of the endogenous opiates.
(Buprenorphine Transdermal Matrix Patch, NCI Thesaurus)
I gave Renfield a strong opiate to-night, enough to make even him sleep, and took away his pocket-book to look at it.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
