1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) A particular narcotic painkiller. ¹
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Medical Definition of Dihydromorphine
1. 4,5-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6-alpha-diol. A semisynthetic analgesic used in the study of narcotic receptors. It has abuse potential.
Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, narcotics.
Chemical name: Morphinan-3,6-diol, 4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-, (5alpha,6alpha)-
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