opioid
English
/ˈəʊpiɔɪd/
noun
Definitions
- A substance that has effects similar to opium.
- (physiology) Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain.
- (pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.
Etymology
Suffix from English opium.
Origin
English
opium
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiopium English
- lanthopine English
- nonopioid English
- opianine English
- opioidergic English
- opioidlike English
- opium English
- opiumism English
- opiumist English
- opiumlike English
- opium Latin
- ὄπιον Ancient Greek
- opyum Tagalog
- opiem̧ Marshallese
- wōpiem̧ Marshallese