MEPERIDINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does meperidine mean? 

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

1. a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEPERIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Demerol; meperidine; meperidine hydrochloride

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

narcotic (a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction)

 Context examples 

Difenoxin is chemically related to the narcotic opioid meperidine.

(Difenoxin, NCI Thesaurus)

Meperidine hydrochloride is a type of analgesic agent and a type of opioid.

(Meperidine hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

Meperidine mimics the actions of endogenous neuropeptides via opioid receptors, thereby producing the characteristic morphine-like effects on the mu-opioid receptor, including analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence.

(Meperidine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of diphenoxylate, a piperidine derivate, chemically related to narcotic meperidine, with antidiarrheal activity and devoid of central nervous system (CNS) activity.

(Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A piperidine derivate, chemically related to narcotic meperidine with antidiarrheal activity and devoid of central nervous system (CNS) activity.

(Diphenoxylate, NCI Thesaurus)

Meperidine mimics the actions of endogenous neuropeptides via opioid receptors such as the mu-opioid receptor, thereby producing characteristic morphine-like effects including analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence.

(Meperidine hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called meperidine hydrochloride.

(Demerol, NCI Dictionary)