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Vicodin
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A brand name for a painkiller combining hydrocodone and paracetamol, sometimes misused recreationally.
"She was given Vicodin after her surgery to manage the pain."
How to Use Vicodin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA prescription painkiller, often mentioned in the context of both medical pain relief and opioid misuse.
Word Forms
Vicodins plural
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Etymology
A coined brand name, likely blending an element referencing the Roman numeral VI (since hydrocodone is roughly six times as potent as codeine) with "codeine."