opioid

English

Etymology

Attested 1963; from opium +‎ -oid, to distinguish from opiate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊpiɔɪd/

Noun

opioid (plural opioids)

1. A substance that has effects similar to opium:
   1. (physiology) Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain; an endogenous opioid.
   2. (pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.

      Hyponym: opiate

Translations

substance that has effects similar to opium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鴉片劑／鸦片剂 (yāpiànjì)

• Finnish: opioidi (fi)
• German: Opioid (de) n