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OPIATE-LIKE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opioid
1, record 1, English, opioid
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- opiate-like 2, record 1, English, opiate%2Dlike
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That has effects similar to those of opium. 3, record 1, English, - opioid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opioïde
1, record 1, French, opio%C3%AFde
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui possède des effets semblables à ceux de l'opium. 2, record 1, French, - opio%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicamentos
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- opioide
1, record 1, Spanish, opioide
correct, see observation, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- opioideo 1, record 1, Spanish, opioideo
correct, see observation, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[El sufijo "-oide" se utiliza] para formar adjetivos [...] con el significado de parecido o similar a lo designado por la raíz del vocablo [...] el sufijo "-oideo" [...] permite formar adjetivos insustantivables con el significado de relativo o perteneciente a algo que es parecido a lo que designa la raíz del vocablo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - opioide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Según Fernando A. Navarro, la forma 'opioide' debería aplicarse a las sustancias similares al opio y la forma 'opioideo' a lo que guarda relación con dichas sustancias. 2, record 1, Spanish, - opioide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Receptor opioideo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - opioide
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