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oxymorphone

[ ok-si-mawr-fohn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a potent semisynthetic morphine-derived narcotic analgesic, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 4 , used as a substitute for morphine.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oxymorphone1

oxy- 2 + morph(ine) + -one, components of its full chemical name

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