What does morphia mean?
Morphia means (dated) Synonym of morphine..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) Synonym of morphine..
The sick man lay unutterably weak and spent, kept alive by morphia and by drinks, which he sipped slowly.
“Die? Yes, they’ll all die—all these men. No bandages, no salves, no quinine, no chloroform. Oh, God, for some morphia! Just a little morphia for the worst ones. Just a little chloroform. God damn the Yankees! God damn the Yankees!”
Use morphia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Morphia means (dated) Synonym of morphine..
Common synonyms include morphine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The sick man lay unutterably weak and spent, kept alive by morphia and by drinks, which he sipped slowly.
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