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Record 1 2016-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A medicine containing or derived from opium and tending to induce sleep and to alleviate pain.

CONT

The most important opiates are opium, morphine, heroin and codeine. These drugs belong to the class called "narcotics."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Médicament contenant de l'opium.

CONT

Les opiacés (opium, morphine, codéine) et en particulier l'héroïne sont des produits dont les effets dangereux dépassent de loin le bien qu'on peut en attendre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
DEF

Sustancia derivada del opio.

CONT

La metadona es un opioide, es decir un narcótico sintético de acción parecida a los opiáceos (morfina, etcétera), pero que no deriva del opio.

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