naloxone
[ nuh-lok-sohn, nal-uh k-sohn ]
/ nəˈlɒk soʊn, ˈnæl əkˌsoʊn /
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noun Pharmacology.
a narcotic analgesic antagonist, C19H21NO4, used in the reversal of acute narcotic analgesic respiratory depression.
Nearby words
- nalgo,
- nalidixic acid,
- nalline,
- nalmefene,
- nalorphine,
- naloxone hydrochloride,
- naltrexone,
- nam,
- nam co,
- nam pla
Origin of naloxone
1960–65; by shortening and rearrangement of dihydroxy-, morphinan-, and -one, components of its chemical name
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Examples from the Web for naloxone
The second is naloxone, the antagonist, meaning that it stops the action of other opiates, like heroin.
This Anti-Heroin Drug Is Now King of the Jailhouse Drug Trade|Daniel Genis|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEASTIn other circumstances, naloxone (also known as Narcan) might work.
Legal, Regulated Heroin Could Have Saved Philip Seymour Hoffman|Valerie Vande Panne|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEASTOne such drug is naloxone, which can be used to reverse any type of opiate overdose (heroin is an opiate).
naloxone
/ (nəˈlɒksəʊn) /
noun
a chemical substance that counteracts the effects of opiates by binding to opiate receptors on cells
Word Origin for naloxone
C20: from N-al (lylnor) ox (ymorph) one, the chemical name
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