noun
morphine
MAW-feen
noun
1
A powerful painkiller extracted from opium, used medically to relieve severe pain.
"Nurses gave her morphine to manage the pain after surgery."
"Morphine is highly effective but carries a real risk of dependence."
How to Use Morphine
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA strong opioid drug used to control severe pain.
Common mistake
Not the same as "morphing" — unrelated meanings despite the shared root word.
Common pairings
a dose of morphine
morphine drip
administer morphine
Word Forms
morphines plural
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Etymology
Named after Morpheus, the Roman god of dreams, because of the drug's powerful sedative and dream-inducing effects.