tramadol

English

Chemical structure of tramadol

Etymology

From trama (“fleshy portion of a basidiocarp”) +‎ -adol (“analgesic”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹæm.əˌdɔl/

Noun

tramadol (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain.
   • 2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 247:

     A nod from Rhona as she popped two tramadol and lay down on the couch again.

Derived terms

• desmetramadol
• tramadol hydrochloride

Translations

synthetic analgesic opiate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 曲馬多／曲马多 (qūmǎduō)

• Finnish: tramadoli
• French: tramadol (fr) m
• Russian: трамадол (ru) m (tramadol)
• Swedish: tramadol c
• Turkish: tramadol

References

• “tramadol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• tramload

Swedish

Noun

tramadol c

1. (pharmacology) tramadol

Declension

Declension of tramadol
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tramadol	tramadolen	—	—
Genitive	tramadols	tramadolens	—	—

Synonyms (slang)

• tram
• lena

See also

• opiat