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SOPORIFERO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hypnotic
1, record 1, English, hypnotic
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- soporific 2, record 1, English, soporific
correct, noun
- hypnotic drug 3, record 1, English, hypnotic%20drug
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any agent causing sleep; soporific. 4, record 1, English, - hypnotic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... methyprylon is used as a daytime sedative or a hypnotic to induce sleep in insomnia, especially when the patient is allergic to barbiturates. 5, record 1, English, - hypnotic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source for "hypnotic drug" : International Criminal Police Review, 1985, 388, 120. 3, record 1, English, - hypnotic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hypnotique
1, record 1, French, hypnotique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- somnifère 2, record 1, French, somnif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- soporifique 2, record 1, French, soporifique
correct, masculine noun
- soporifère 3, record 1, French, soporif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- soporatif 3, record 1, French, soporatif
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] substance médicamenteuse du type psycholeptique qui a la propriété de provoquer le sommeil. 4, record 1, French, - hypnotique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicamentos
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hipnótico
1, record 1, Spanish, hipn%C3%B3tico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- somnífero 2, record 1, Spanish, somn%C3%ADfero
correct, masculine noun
- soporífero 2, record 1, Spanish, sopor%C3%ADfero
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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