Demerol
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈdɛmərɒl/
- Specialized
:
meperidina
- The doctor administered Demerol to relieve the patient's severe pain after surgery.
- Demerol (meperidine)
And then they give him Demerol and he's out, out again.
- And then they give him Demerol and he's out, out again.
- And walk me through how, you know, that initial fix with Demerol ends up snowballing into basically a full time habit.
- They shock him and then they give him this shot of Demerol that they that they put right into the drip, and then he was out again.
Examples
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And then they give him Demerol and he's out, out again.
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Well, we're hydrating him, giving him Demerol for the pain.
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I have some Demerol at home.
Fiction book (2001) -
I just asked for Demerol.
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"What I want," she said, "is another shot of Demerol."
Fiction book (1993) -
They shot him full of Demerol.
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"Why don't you ask for a shot of Demerol?"
Fiction book (1999) -
Insist that your physician prescribe Demerol.
Academic text (2007) -
Give her some Demerol.
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He's full of Demerol.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
3
9.0
A strong medicine doctors use for moderate to severe pain
A strong medicine doctors give for moderate to severe pain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Demerol is a trade name for the drug meperidine, chosen by the drug company as a short, calm name for a medical product that gives 'pain relief'. So Demerol now means a doctor-given painkiller used in hospitals and clinics.