morphinism

/ (ˈmɔːfɪˌnɪzəm) /


noun
  1. morphine addiction

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How to use morphinism in a sentence

  • The evils of morphinism are even greater than those of alcoholism, and their transmission no less sure.

  • Wetterstrand alone cured 37 of 51 cases of morphinism by hypnosis.

  • Her jaw had dropped, as it almost always does in advanced cases of morphinism, and her lower limbs were useless.

    Pietro Ghisleri | F. (Francis) Marion Crawford