hydromorphone

English

Alternative forms

• dihydromorphinone, dimorphone

Etymology

From (di)hydromorph(ine) +‎ -one.

Noun

hydromorphone (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
   • 2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 200:

     She hadnʼt needed regular doses of hydromorphone in a month.