naloxone
na·lox·one
налоксон
An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioidsAn opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).
UK/nəˈlɒk.səʊn/US/nəˈlɑkˌsoʊn/
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Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).
налоксонnalokson
More definitions
- a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine
Examples
3 sentencesDo you have naloxone at home?
We're giving out free naloxone along with instructions on how to use it to reverse an opioid overdose.
Naloxone is a life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
opioid drug:
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine:Narcan
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsuboxone
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable