Pharmacologic Substance
morphine
mor·phine [ mawr-feen ]
Brand Names:
Arymo; Astramorph; Duramorph; Embeda; Infumorph; Kadian; Mitigo; Morphabond; MS Contin
Effect:
Analgesia; Bile Secretion Volume Alteration; Cutaneous Arterial Vasodilation; Decreased GI Motility; Decreased Organized Electrical Activity; Pancreatic Secretion Alteration
May Treat:
Dyspnea;
Pain, Intractable
More Information:
Definitions related to morphine:
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An opiate alkaloid isolated from the plant Papaver somniferum and produced synthetically. Morphine binds to and activates specific opiate receptors (delta, mu and kappa), each of which are involved in controlling different brain functions. In the central nervous and gastrointestinal systems, this agent exhibits widespread effects including analgesia, anxiolysis, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, and gastrointestinal system smooth muscle contraction. (NCI04)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Principal and most active narcotic alkaloid of opium, having powerful analgesic action and some central stimulant action; abuse leads to dependence.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Morphine, narcotic analgesic drug used in medicine in the form of its hydrochloride, sulfate, acetate, and tartrate salts. Morphine was isolated from opium by the German chemist F.W.A. Serturner in about 1804. In its power to reduce the level of physical distress, morphine is among the most...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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