codeine
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C18H21NO3, obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
Origin of codeine
1- Also co·de·ia [koh-dee-uh], /koʊˈdi ə/, co·de·i·na [koh-dee-ee-nuh]. /ˌkoʊ diˈi nə/.
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How to use codeine in a sentence
Parker, who is 34, was transported to the hospital in an ambulance and was given a week’s worth of the opiate codeine as part of his treatment.
“Well, it’s codeine,” the doctor replied, according to Parker.
Some metabolize codeine quite poorly and have inadequate pain control as a result.
Codeine Still Widely Prescribed to Kids Despite Decades-Old Warnings | Russell Saunders | April 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTcodeine should not have been prescribed for these patients because its metabolism in children varies widely from person to person.
Codeine Still Widely Prescribed to Kids Despite Decades-Old Warnings | Russell Saunders | April 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHundreds of thousands of kids were given codeine during ER visits from 2001 to 2010, despite warnings of its danger.
Codeine Still Widely Prescribed to Kids Despite Decades-Old Warnings | Russell Saunders | April 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Because of the wide variability in codeine metabolism, its use as a cough suppressant is not recommended.
Codeine Still Widely Prescribed to Kids Despite Decades-Old Warnings | Russell Saunders | April 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Junk,” we learn, refers to opium and its derivatives: morphine, heroin, pantopon, Dilaudid, codeine.
American Dreams, 1953: ‘Junky’ by William S. Burroughs | Nathaniel Rich | June 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1832 Robiquet discovered codeine; and in 1833 atropine, aconitine, and hyoscyamine were distinguished by Geiger and Hesse.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythOther salts of codeine are not described because used substantially as the above.
Merck's 1899 Manual | Merck & Co.Morphine is the chief active principle, and codeine and heroin are the chief derivatives of morphine.
Habits that Handicap | Charles B. Townscodeine is one eighth the strength of morphine; heroin is three times as strong as morphine.
Habits that Handicap | Charles B. Townscodeine is a mild hypnotic which may be used in doses about twice as large as those of morphine.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep | Henry M. Lyman
British Dictionary definitions for codeine
/ (ˈkəʊdiːn) /
a white crystalline alkaloid prepared mainly from morphine and having a similar but milder action. It is used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing. Formula: C 18 H 21 NO 3
Origin of codeine
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Scientific definitions for codeine
[ kō′dēn′ ]
An alkaloid narcotic derived from opium or morphine and used primarily as an analgesic and a cough suppressant. Chemical formula: C18H21NO3.
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Cultural definitions for codeine
[ (koh-deen) ]
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