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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(pharmacology) 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..
She hadnʼt needed regular doses of hydromorphone in a month.
I had what seemed an unlimited prescription of the almighty hydromorphone. Even the sound of the name of the pill felt like its strength, like some water monster, or like some kind of supernatural disaster.
Use hydromorphone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hydromorphone means (pharmacology) 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She hadnʼt needed regular doses of hydromorphone in a month.
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