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pethidine

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Chemical structure of pethidine
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Etymology

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Blend of p(iper)idine +‎ eth(yl).

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Noun

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pethidine (countable and uncountable, plural pethidines)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.
    • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 125:
      Inside was a clutter of prescription pads and a carton containing a collection of diamorphine syrettes and a dozen ampoules of pethidine.

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