Opioid

/ˈəʊpiɔɪd/

Synonyms for "opioid" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
analgesicdynorphinsendogenous opioids

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
endorphinsenkephalinsmorphinemorphine derivatives

Related words (7)

Noun(7 words)
narcoticnarcoticsopiate derivedopiatesopioid pharmacologypainkillerssynthetic analgesics

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries
drugdrug categoryendogenous ligandneuropeptideorigin termpeptidepharmacological classpharmacology term

More specific

12 entries
codeinecodeine derivativesdynorphinendorphinenkephalinfentanylkappa agonistmorphinemorphine derivativesmu agonistnatural opiatessynthetic opioids

Collocations

9 entries
endogenous opioidendogenous opioidsopioid analgesicopioid crisisopioid peptideopioid receptoropioid toleranceprescription opioidsynthetic opioid

Inflections

3 entries
more opioidmost opioidopioids

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

7 translations across 7 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 鴉片劑 /鸦片剂 noun (substance that has effects similar to opium)

Finnish

1 entries
  • opioidi noun (substance that has effects similar to opium)

German

1 entries
  • Opioid noun (substance that has effects similar to opium)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • opioid noun (substance that has effects similar to opium)

Māori

1 entries
  • whakaporehu noun (substance that has effects similar to opium)

Spanish

1 entries
  • opioide noun (substance that has effects similar to opium)

Swahili

1 entries
  • opioidi noun (substance that has effects similar to opium)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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About 77 Americans die each day from an opioid overdose.

Source: tatoeba (4979585)

Naloxone is a life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Source: tatoeba (4979595)

A major pharmaceutical company and three of the biggest drug distributors in the U.S. have reached a $260 million settlement with two counties in Ohio to avoid a trial over their role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis gripping America.

Source: tatoeba (8281936)

Researchers have also studied the possible impact of the opioid epidemic on labor force participation.

Source: tatoeba (8285210)

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