opioid
pronunciation
How to pronounce opioid in British English:
UK [əʊ'pi:əʊɪd]
How to pronounce opioid in American English:
US [oʊ'pioʊɪd]
Word Origin
- opioid (n.)
- 1957, from opium + -oid.
Example
- 1. Opioid dependence ; behavioural family counselling ; drug use .
- 2. Other drugs for treating opioid or alcohol dependence have shown promise as well .
- 3. Americans make up less than 5 % of the global population but consume 80 % of the world 's supply of opioid prescription pills .
- 4. Electroacupuncture suppresses capsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesia through an endogenous spinal opioid mechanism .
- 5. Conclusion the results suggested that polymorphism of mu opioid receptor gene was not associated with heroin dependence .