naloxone
[ nuh-lok-sohn, nal-uh k-sohn ]
/ nəˈlɒk soʊn, ˈnæl əkˌsoʊn /
noun Pharmacology.
a narcotic analgesic antagonist, C19H21NO4, used in the reversal of acute narcotic analgesic respiratory depression.
Words nearby naloxone
nalgo, nalidixic acid, nalline, nalmefene, nalorphine, naloxone, 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).
British Dictionary definitions for naloxone
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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