Associations to the word «Hydromorphone»

Wiktionary

HYDROMORPHONE, noun. A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.

Dictionary definition

HYDROMORPHONE, noun. A narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats