pethidine
English
editEtymology
editBlend of p(iper)idine + eth(yl).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpethidine (countable and uncountable, plural pethidines)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.
- 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 125:
- Inside was a clutter of prescription pads and a carton containing a collection of diamorphine syrettes and a dozen ampoules of pethidine.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- -ethidine (“analgesic”)
References
edit- “pethidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “pethidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.