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codeine

codeine

13 6.5
A pain medicine from opium that also helps stop coughing
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊdiːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : codeína
  • After a long day of work, he took a codeine tablet to help relieve his pain.
  • acetaminophen and codeine
  • codeine and paracetamol
  • codeine tablets

And how I struggle with food is the same way I struggle with codeine.

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Examples

  • She's allergic to codeine.

  • One day he got his uncle to take the codeine his doctor had prescribed.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The other common medication selected, acetaminophen with codeine, is also problematic for elders.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I was given a prescription for Tylenol with codeine, which I had filled at Laketown Pharmacy.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • For postoperative analgesia, children were prescribed acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen, and adults received acetaminophen/codeine and/or diclofenac.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The doctor prescribed codeine to help suppress her persistent cough.

  • She was advised to avoid driving while taking codeine due to its sedative effects.

Synonyms

drug
vscodeine
  • NSFW
1.9

A medicine or chemical that treats illness and sometimes changes how someone feels

is a specific natural alkaloid used for pain and cough, not a general substance
hydrocodone
vscodeine
  • Specialized
6 7.2

A strong prescription medicine for pain that can also reduce coughing

is milder and not used for moderate to severe pain

How Strong

fentanyl
  • NSFW
52 7.9
morphine
  • NSFW
155 4.9
Dilaudid
  • Specialized
8 9.9
codeine
  • Specialized
13 6.5
ibuprofen
  • Specialized
23 3.2
acetaminophen
  • Specialized
11 4.1

Surface Forms

codeine singular
codeines plural

Etymology

Codeine comes from the Greek root kodeia, meaning 'poppy head', the round seed pod that gives opium. So codeine is a chemical taken from the poppy and used as a medicine to ease pain and quiet a cough.