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morphine
Subject Category
H Health and Pathology
W Physical and Chemical Sciences
Definition
The principal alkaloid in opium and the prototype opiate analgesic and narcotic. Morphine has widespread effects in the central nervous system and on smooth muscle.
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Broader Term
analgesics
opium alkaloids
Related Term
heroin
Spanish
morfina
Term Number
8457