hydrocodone
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7.2
- noun
- /ˌhaɪdrəˈkoʊdoʊn/
- Specialized
:
hidrocodona
- Vicodin (hydrocodone & acetaminophen) was reported by seven participants.
- hydrocodone and oxycodone
- hydrocodone and acetaminophen
- hydrocodone and codeine
Examples
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The opioid medication prescribed to all patients was hydrocodone/acetaminophen.
Academic text (2005) -
I gave him some hydrocodone for the night.
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One young woman described how she used alcohol and hydrocodone as an alternative to marijuana use.
Academic text (2006) -
Oral hydrocodone is prescribed as a discharge medication.
Academic text (1999) -
Hydrocodone, that's generic Vicodin.
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The doctor prescribed hydrocodone to help relieve her post-surgical pain.
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Patients recovering from major surgery are often given hydrocodone for effective pain management.
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Due to its pain-relieving properties, hydrocodone is frequently used in medical treatments after traumatic injuries.
Synonyms
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2.6
Medicine you take to reduce pain
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6.1
A strong pain medicine a doctor gives to relieve moderate to severe pain
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9.9
A strong prescription pain medicine often causing addiction
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6.5
A pain medicine from opium that also helps stop coughing
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6.6
A prescription pain medicine containing hydrocodone and acetaminophen for strong pain
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9.5
A strong pain medicine that doctors give for severe pain
A strong pain medicine used for severe pain when other medicines do not help
A medicine that reduces mild to moderate pain and can be addictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
hydrocodone = hydro + codone
Although the form appears to contain the combining prefix 'hydro-', the remaining stem is a technical drug-forming element, so the meaning 'opioid painkiller' is not recoverable from the parts for an average learner.
Etymology
Hydrocodone joins the part hydro- meaning 'water' or 'hydrogen' with -codone, a part that links it to codeine, a pain medicine made from poppies. So hydrocodone is a changed form of codeine, which helps explain why it is used to relieve pain and to quiet coughs.