hydromorphone

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hydromorphone

noun dihydromorphinone · dimorphone

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. She hadnʼt needed regular doses of hydromorphone in a month.

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@misc{hydromorphone_2026,
  title = {hydromorphone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hydromorphone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}