hydrocodone

[ hahy-druh-koh-dohn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.

hydrocodone

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈkəʊdəʊn /

noun

1. a semi-synthetic opioid drug derived from codeine and thebaine

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrocodone¹

First recorded in 1950–55; hydro- ²( def ) + cod(eine) ( def ) + -one ( def )

Example Sentences

Morphine, oxycodone and hydrocodone belong to the same major class of epoxymorphinan opioids and share nearly identical chemical structures.

From Popular-Science

He was prescribed the opioids hydrocodone and tramadol, as well as muscle relaxants and antidepressants, she recalled.

From The Daily Beast

The problem is that within three years, I took that two-and-a-half milligrams of hydrocodone, I was taking 500 milligrams of OxyContin a day.

From Freakonomics

Zohydro is a new, government-approved, ultra-pure form of the commonly used opioid painkiller, hydrocodone.

From The Daily Beast

There was the 27-day stretch beginning on Dec. 4, 2008 in which Boogaard was prescribed 110 hydrocodone pills.

From The Daily Beast