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LORFAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lorfan mean? 

LORFAN (noun)
  The noun LORFAN has 1 sense:

1. drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effectsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


LORFAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

levallorphan; Lorfan

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

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)


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