hydromorphone en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English (di)hydromorph(ine) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English hydromorphone From (di)hydromorph(ine) + -one.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
I had what seemed an unlimited prescription of the almighty hydromorphone. Even the sound of the name of the pill felt like its strength, like some water monster, or like some kind of supernatural disaster.
2024, Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars, Harvill Secker, page 167:She hadnʼt needed regular doses of hydromorphone in a month.
2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 200:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dimorphone | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dihydromorphinone | alternative | lexicographic |