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oxycodone

American

[ok-see-koh-dohn] / ˌɒk siˈkoʊ doʊn /

noun

Pharmacology.

an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 4 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.

Etymology

Origin of oxycodone

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

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