HYDROMORPHONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydromorphone mean? 

• HYDROMORPHONE (noun)
  The noun HYDROMORPHONE has 1 sense:

1. a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain

  Familiarity information: HYDROMORPHONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDROMORPHONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Dilaudid; hydromorphone; hydromorphone hydrochloride

Hypernyms ("hydromorphone" is a kind of...):

analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain)

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of hydromorphone present in a sample.

(Hydromorphone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the hydromorphone present in a biological specimen.

(Hydromorphone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A semisynthetic narcotic analgesic related to hydromorphone and other opiates, Oxymorphone, hydroxy-dihydromorphinone, affects the central nervous system and smooth muscles by activation of specific opiate receptors.

(Oxymorphone, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called Exalgo, hydromorphone hydrochloride, and Hydrostat IR.

(Dilaudid, NCI Dictionary)

Hydromorphone hydrochloride is made from morphine and binds to opioid receptors in the central nervous system.

(Hydromorphone hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

Hydromorphone selectively binds the mu-opioid receptor which is linked through G-proteins.

(Hydromorphone, NCI Thesaurus)

Hydrocodone is converted to hydromorphone by the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP2D6.

(Hydrocodone, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called Dilaudid, hydromorphone hydrochloride, and Hydrostat IR.

(Exalgo, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Dilaudid, Exalgo, and hydromorphone hydrochloride.

(Hydrostat IR, NCI Dictionary)

The hydrochloride salt form of hydromorphone, the hydrogenated ketone of morphine, a semi-synthetic opioid with analgesic effects.

(Hydromorphone hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)